Overview
- President Donald Trump set tariffs of 10% from February 1, rising to 25% from June 1, on eight European countries unless the United States secures a “complete and total” purchase of Greenland.
- Denmark, Germany, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and Finland issued a joint statement rejecting the threat, and EU ambassadors held an emergency meeting in Brussels.
- European Council President António Costa called an extraordinary leaders’ summit for the coming days to coordinate a response to the tariff timetable and the sovereignty dispute.
- France’s Emmanuel Macron urged activating the EU anti‑coercion tool, and officials are considering reviving roughly €93 billion in retaliatory tariffs, though experts note such measures could take months to implement.
- NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte engaged Washington and plans meetings with Greenlandic and Danish ministers on Monday, as public opposition to annexation grows in Greenland with protests reported in Nuuk and Copenhagen.