By Cynthia Kroet ( October 23, 2026, 09:57 GMT | Insight) -- France has renewed its demand for US tariff exemptions on wines and spirits, including Champagne, arguing that French products should receive the same treatment as Irish whiskey. Speaking ahead of an informal EU trade ministers' meeting in Dublin, minister Nicolas Forissier said he'd recently raised the issue with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.France has renewed its call for the US to exempt French wines and spirits, including Champagne, from tariffs, arguing that they should receive the same treatment as Irish whiskey....
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