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.

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.

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,