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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
By Grinne N. Aodha

US tariffs over Greenland could create ‘spiral of events’, Irish deputy premier

Tanaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris speaking to the media at a press conference on Wednesday (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

US tariffs imposed on European countries could create a “spiral of events” that have a potentially “enormous” impact on economies and markets, Ireland’s deputy premier has said.

Simon Harris said it was difficult to model the potential impact of such tariffs, imposed by the US over European opposition to the threat to annex Greenland, as it could be part of a fundamental change of the transatlantic relationship.

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