Four MEPs from The Left group have submitted a written parliamentary question to the European Commission warning that the United States is gaining control over gas imports into the EU — covering volumes, transport infrastructure, and prices — and asking how the Commission intends to protect the bloc's interests from a single supplier wielding substantial control over such a vital good.
The question, led by Dario Tamburrano and co-signed by Carolina Morace, Pasquale Tridico, and Danilo Della Valle, was tabled on 21 May 2026 under Rule 144 of Parliament's rules of procedure. It cites a series of developments: US investors began talks in 2025 on acquiring stakes in TurkStream and what remains of Nord Stream; US negotiations with Russia on Ukraine address US control over resumed Russian gas supplies to the EU; the Slovak prime minister reported that the US is very interested in buying all energy transport infrastructure; the US is expected to become the EU's main gas supplier this year; and a US company has recently purchased a large number of key energy infrastructure facilities in several member states.
The MEPs also note that the EU has pledged to spend USD 750 billion on energy imports from the US by the end of the Trump presidency, and that EU consumption is not falling fast enough to meet the Fit for 55 and REPowerEU targets.
Concrete asks and policy direction
The question contains two concrete requests: first, whether the Commission has further information on this state of affairs and, if so, what; second, how it intends to protect the EU's interests from a single supplier exercising substantial control over imports of such a vital good. The MEPs do not propose specific numerical targets or deadlines but frame the issue as a strategic vulnerability — a single supplier controlling volumes, transport, and prices — implying that the Commission should take action to diversify supply sources, strengthen EU energy sovereignty, or impose safeguards.
Expected follow-up
The Commission is required to reply within approximately six weeks. Its answer will signal whether it shares the MEPs' assessment of the risk and what policy measures it considers appropriate — potentially ranging from enhanced monitoring and diversification strategies to more assertive regulatory or diplomatic action to limit US control over EU gas infrastructure.