The European Commission (EC) has proposed introducing retaliatory tariffs of 25% on industrial goods from the United States from April 16, according to a confidential EC document sent to EU member states for approval, APA reports citing Reuters.
The agency claims that the EC has removed whiskey from the list of goods subject to import duties.
The EC intended to impose a 50% duty on whiskey, to which US President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on all European alcohol, which would hit the agricultural sector of Italy, France and other southern EU countries especially hard.
As the agency wrote, the EC proposes to introduce tariffs in three stages: the first package - from April 16, the second one - from May 16, the third one - from December 1.
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