The European Union will take "a bit of time" before responding to new tariff rates President Donald Trump will unveil April 2, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin says. The Trump administration has already announced tariffs on steel and aluminium,

Across wine country in France, Italy and Spain one number is top of mind: 200%. That's because last week U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a tariff of that amount on European wine, Champagne and other spirits if the European Union went ahead with retaliatory tariffs on some U.

President Donald Trump has threatened a 200% tariff on all alcoholic products shipped from the European Union, dismaying drinkers, restaurateurs, bar owners and suppliers across the US.

EU countermeasures to U.S. tariffs announced on March 12, are likely to take effect in mid-April, European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Thursday. "In the light of the recent announcement that the U.