Overview
- President Donald Trump announced an extra 10% import tariff targeting eight European countries starting next month, including the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
- The Dutch caretaker government says it is in close contact with the European Commission on a coordinated response to the tariff threat.
- Trump links the tariffs to pressure for U.S. control over Greenland, citing Russian and Chinese interest and recent European participation in Danish-led exercises on the island.
- Dutch figures, including VVD MP Eric van der Burg and Chief of Defence Onno Eichelsheim, urge de-escalation and warn that a rift within NATO would damage collective security.
- New EU dynamics emerge as the European Parliament’s largest group pulls support for a U.S.–EU trade deal and the legality of Trump’s plan faces review by the U.S. Supreme Court.