Following Trump's threat to impose a 200% tariff on EU alcoholic products, on March 14 local time, Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commissioner responsible for trade and economic security, called USA Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and USA Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Dombrovskis later stated that important exchanges had occurred with the USA side, which is a key part of enhancing mutual understanding, and there is still much work to be done in the future.