Majority in EU’s biggest states believes bloc ‘sold out’ in US tariff deal, poll finds

Average of 77% of respondents across five countries thought agreement would benefit US economy above all

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A majority of people across the EU's five biggest member states believe the European Commission sold citizens out when negotiating a humiliating" tariff deal with Donald Trump that benefits the US" far more than Europe, a survey has shown.

The poll by Cluster17, which is published on Tuesday, found 77% of respondents - ranging from 89% in France to 50% in Poland - thought the deal would benefit above all the US economy, with only 2% believing it would benefit Europe's.