US threatening EU energy supply to push through trade deal

Brussels could lose “favorable” access to American gas if it fails to “go forward” with the agreement, Washington’s envoy has warned

The US ambassador to the EU has urged Brussels to ratify the previously signed trade deal with Washington or risk losing “favorable” access to American energy supplies.

Under the deal reached last summer, the bloc agreed to a baseline tariff of 15% for all EU goods entering the US, while slashing its...