The former vice-president of the European Parliament says the EU will respond appropriately to the US tariffs.
US President Donald Trump announced a 20% tariff on all goods imported from the EU last night.
Mairead McGuinness is also the former European Commissioner for financial stability, financial services and the Capital Markets Union and a former MEP.
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She’s in Kerry today to give the keynote address at the Dr Seán McBride lecture series at the MTU campus in Tralee.
Mairead McGuinness says the tariffs will have an impact and businesses are now trying to assess what that impact will be.
She says the EU needs to take time to respond in a way that ensures its values are upheld:
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