Following months of speculation and negotiations, the European Union has finally struck a trade agreement with the US which will see both sides settle for a 15pc baseline tariff rate on EU imports to the US. Although an out-and-out trade war appears to have been averted, the agreement is being described in certain quarters as a “capitulation” by the world’s largest trading bloc. 

 

Today on The Indo Daily, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Dónal O’Donovan, Group Business Editor with the Irish Independent – to break down the finer details of the deal, and to find out what implications it will have for Ireland’s economy. 

Following months of speculation and negotiations, the European Union has finally struck a trade agreement with the US which will see both sides settle for a 15pc baseline tariff rate on EU imports to the US. Although an out-and-out trade war appears to have been averted, the agreement is being described in certain quarters as a “capitulation” by the world’s largest trading bloc.&nbsp;
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Today on The Indo Daily, Fionnán Sheahan is joined by Dónal O’Donovan, Group Business Editor with the Irish Independent – to break down the finer details of the deal, and to find out what implications it will have for Ireland’s economy.&nbsp;

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