Majority in EU's biggest states believes bloc 'sold out' in US tariff deal
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- #EU-US relations
- #tariff deal
- #public opinion
- 77% of respondents believe the EU-US tariff deal benefits the US more than Europe.
- 52% of respondents describe the deal as a 'humiliation' for the EU.
- The deal removes EU tariffs on US industrial goods but imposes a 15% tariff on most EU goods entering the US.
- EU firms must invest $600bn in the US and buy $750bn of US energy, which is viewed negatively by over two-thirds of respondents.
- 75% of respondents think Ursula von der Leyen defended European interests poorly.
- 70% are willing to boycott US goods due to the deal's terms.
- 44% consider Trump 'an enemy of Europe', and 36% say he 'behaves like a dictator'.
- 60% would view von der Leyen's resignation favorably.
- 37% suggest quitting the EU if it fails to protect citizens from geopolitical risks.