The EU/US tariff deal – the good, the bad and the potentially ugly for Ireland

The United States and European Union have been trying to finalise a framework for a trade agreement, with reports suggesting that significant progress has been made. The date for publication of any draft deal is unclear. There seems to have been haggling over late details while the attitude of Donald Trump to what is appearing on the table is not clear, though he has made some more soothing noises about the EU attitude in recent days. The EU will want this sorted before Monday when EU reciprocal tariffs to those already applied by the US on steel and aluminium are…