EU considers switching gas supply from Russia to US to stave off tariff war with Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "The United States was the largest market for EU exports of goods, at 19.7 per cent, in 2023.
62% : "I passed the message yesterday to Donald Trump, that we would like to cooperate with him in all things, including on Ukraine," Mr Michel said.EU leaders are expected to agree a joint statement calling for "an ambitious, robust, open and sustainable trade policy, with the WTO at its core, which defends and promotes the EU's interests".
58% : Mrs von der Leyen said EU leaders had "touched on" the idea of an LNG deal with Mr Trump during summit discussions in Hungary.
57% : Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, has been tipped to act as a mediator between the US and EU.
54% : The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis think tank estimates that EU countries spent €3.5 billion to purchase LNG from Russia during the first six months of 2024, with 87 per cent of that going to France, Spain and Belgium.
47% : "It will be a serious negotiation between the US and EU.
37% : Alexander De Croo said EU leaders discussed the need for unity in the face of the president-elect's threats.
24% : The EU has drawn up a list of US products such as Kentucky bourbon for retaliatory tariffs in Republican-led states seen as vulnerable for Trump in the 2026 midterm elections, which would risk escalating into a full-blown trade war.

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