Overview
- President Trump announced a 10% tariff from Feb. 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland tied to pressure over Greenland.
- European Council President António Costa said leaders will convene an extraordinary summit to coordinate a common response and reaffirm support for Danish and Greenlandic sovereignty.
- Bloomberg reports that key lawmakers signaled readiness to halt European Parliament approval of the EU–US trade agreement in light of the tariff plan.
- French officials and EU legislators called for use of the bloc’s anti‑coercion instrument, which can curb market access or investment in response to economic pressure.
- Thousands protested in Denmark and Nuuk backing Greenland’s self‑determination, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent backed the tariffs and Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski opposed them.