US President Donald Trump lashed out at the European Union on Thursday during his first major speech to a global audience since starting his second term in the White House, reinforcing worries in Brussels about the future of EU-US relations.

U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to address a longstanding trade deficit with the European Union, saying he will reverse that by imposing tariffs or making the EU buy more U.S. oil and gas.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said that Washington will impose tariffs on the European Union and that his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese

EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič extended an olive branch to Washington on Wednesday, two days after the U.S. president was sworn in. He told POLITICO that Brussels was ready to talk with the new Washington administration — despite the repeated threats that Trump has made to hit the 27-nation bloc with tariffs.

President Donald Trump widened his tariff threats to include China and the European Union on his second day back in office after day one saw Canada and Mexico in his sights.