Overview
- President Donald Trump said a 10% tariff on imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland will take effect Feb. 1, rising to 25% on June 1 and staying in place until a "complete and total" U.S. purchase of Greenland.
- EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa called an emergency envoys meeting for Sunday and warned the move could set off a dangerous downward spiral, voicing full solidarity with Denmark and noting a recent Danish-led Arctic exercise posed no threat.
- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called tariffs on allies "completely wrong," France’s Emmanuel Macron labeled the threat "unacceptable" and promised a united European response if implemented, and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged handling Greenland issues within NATO.
- Thousands marched in Copenhagen and rallies were held in Nuuk opposing any transfer of sovereignty, as Danish and Greenlandic officials reiterated that Greenland’s future is for Greenlanders and Denmark to decide.
- A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation sought to reassure Denmark, with Senator Chris Coons saying there are no current security threats to Greenland, as European leaders signaled the EU–U.S. trade deal is in jeopardy, including Manfred Weber stating approval is not possible at this stage.