Ireland wants EU-US trade deal as soon as possible – Byrne

Ireland wants to see a trade deal between the European Union and the US agreed as soon as possible, Europe Minister Thomas Byrne has said. Mr Byrne is to take part in a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council on Trade in Brussels on Monday. It comes after Donald Trump threatened that the EU and Mexico will face a 30% tariff on imports to the US from August. The US president warned he would impose even higher import taxes if either of the US trading partners decided to retaliate. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has responded by stating…