Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-001121/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Esther Herranz García (PPE), Eric Sargiacomo (S&D), Enikő Győri (PfE), Joachim Streit (Renew), Adrián Vázquez Lázara (PPE), Gabriel Mato (PPE), Borja Giménez Larraz (PPE), Alma Ezcurra Almansa (PPE), Fernando Navarrete Rojas (PPE), Dolors Montserrat (PPE), Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (PPE), Antonio López-Istúriz White (PPE), Francisco José Millán Mon (PPE), Maravillas Abadía Jover (PPE), Nicolás Pascual de la Parte (PPE), Susana Solís Pérez (PPE), Isabel Benjumea Benjumea (PPE), Esteban González Pons (PPE)
On 13 March 2025, US President Donald Trump announced his intention to introduce a 200 % tariff on European wines, sparkling wines and spirits in response to the EU’s announcement that it would reimpose tariffs on US bourbon as of 1 April and the publication of a list of products potentially affected by trade measures in which EU wines are mentioned.
The wine sector is facing a crisis that has lasted several years, primarily due to, among other factors, the geopolitical and trade uncertainties of the past decade. Exports play an important role in the wine sector, which is experiencing a delicate situation that led to the setting up of a high-level group and the announcement of the highly anticipated legislative package of measures aimed at improving its situation, to be published at the beginning of April.
In this context, and given that the Commission has been preparing for potential conflicts with the US for months:
- 1.How does the Commission intend to prevent the wine sector from being affected by the trade war initiated by Trump’s administration and to stop the announced tariffs from being put in place?
- 2.In the event that these tariffs are actually implemented, how does the Commission plan to counteract their impact on a sector that is already facing problems?
Submitted: 17.3.2025