European Union trade chief Maros Sefcovic said on Thursday that his top priority in trade talks with President Donald Trump's administration is to avoid a period of economic pain for both sides from unilateral U.S. tariffs and EU countermeasures.

The European Union still imports about 13% of its gas from Russia and the European Commission is preparing legislation to encourage member states to phase it out. Source: European Pravda citing European Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen Details: During the European Commission's daily briefing,

As European officials consider the possibility of restarting Russian gas pipeline imports as part of an eventual peace deal in Ukraine, they should be clear about one thing: Russian gas never was, and likely never will be,