US firms in Europe broadly see stable transatlantic ties a year on from trade deal

By Philip Blenkinsop

BRUSSELS, July 27 (Reuters) – A majority of U.S. companies operating in Europe now expect stable transatlantic trade ​and investment relations, a marked improvement ‌from their views in 2025, according to a survey published on Monday.

The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU), which has more than ‌160 ​members including Apple , Goldman Sachs ⁠and ExxonMobil , said ⁠51% of respondents in its survey expected stable ties over the next 12 months.

Another 21% of respondents in the survey, released ​a year after the European Union and the United States struck a trade ⁠deal, saw improvement ahead ⁠and 28% predicted worse relations.

In late ​September last year, some 46% expected worsening ties, ​with 89% pessimistic in a similar ‌survey when U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025.

AmCham EU CEO Malte Lohan said the latest survey, conducted from ⁠July 6 to 20, suggested the EU-U.S. agreement had largely achieved its objectives.

“Businesses see a more ⁠stable transatlantic ‌relationship and one that – so ⁠far – has avoided the kind of ​escalation ‌many feared’, he said.

Last week, ​the European ⁠Commission gave a guarded welcome to new U.S. tariffs after a 10% global tariff expired, saying the outcome was in line with their trade deal.

(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop, editing by ​Andrei Khalip)