Overview
- Trump said imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland will face a 10% tariff from February 1, rising to 25% in June absent an agreement allowing a U.S. ‘complete and total’ purchase of Greenland.
- The EU scheduled an emergency meeting of the 27 ambassadors for today in Brussels, as Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa warned the tariffs would harm transatlantic ties and pledged unity.
- The eight targeted governments issued a joint statement vowing to defend their sovereignty and describing Denmark’s pre‑coordinated ‘Arctic Endurance’ exercise as defensive and non‑threatening.
- Thousands protested in Nuuk and across Danish cities against U.S. pressure on Greenland, while a visiting U.S. congressional delegation voiced support for European concerns.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the tariff move an error after speaking with Trump and NATO’s Mark Rutte, European Parliament leaders urged suspending the EU‑U.S. tariff deal, and reporting indicates EU capitals are weighing countermeasures valued at about €93 billion ahead of Davos talks.