U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday the European Union should step up U.S. oil and gas imports or face tariffs on the bloc's exports that include goods such as cars and machinery.

Donald Trump has threatened to impose import tariffs on the European Union unless it carries out large scale purchases of American oil and natural gas.

US president-elect Donald Trump has warned the EU that it must commit to buying “large scale” amounts of US oil and gas or face tariffs, in his first trade salvo against Brussels since his election victory.

President-elect Donald Trump warned the European Union that its exports will get hit with US tariffs if its member states don’t buy more American oil and gas.

US President-elect Donald Trump has urged the European Union to import more oil and gas from the United States or face stiff new tariffs when he takes office in January. The EU should thereby compensate for the "enormous trade deficit,

Donald Trump has said he will impose tariffs on the European Union if the bloc does not make up its "tremendous" trade deficit with the United States.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened the European Union with new tariffs if the group of countries doesn't shrink its trade deficit with the U.S. by buying more oil and gas during Trump's second term.