US warns EU to pass trade deal or risk losing ‘favourable’ access to LNG
European parliament set to vote this week on whether to ratify Turnberry agreement signed last year
European parliament set to vote this week on whether to ratify Turnberry agreement signed last year

European parliament had delayed vote during Greenland crisis

MEPs from most parties in the bloc’s assembly call for revisions to agreement

It badly needs access to reliable fossil fuels from dependable allies like the US

Document formalising last month’s deal delayed by squabbles over language on ‘non-tariff barriers’, the bloc’s officials say

Legal adoption of deal agreed by majority a year ago pushed into limbo

Deal follows Scotland talks between Donald Trump and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen