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EU Weighs Sweeping Retaliation After Trump Links Tariffs to Greenland Sale

EU governments prepare countermeasures ahead of Davos contacts.

Overview

  • President Trump set a 10% tariff on goods from eight NATO nations starting Feb. 1, rising to 25% on June 1 unless a deal for a complete sale of Greenland is reached.
  • EU diplomats discussed reviving roughly €93 billion in tariffs on U.S. products, and France urged deploying the anti‑coercion instrument that could restrict investment and curb U.S. firms’ access to the bloc’s market.
  • Mark Rutte said he spoke with Trump about Arctic security and expects to meet him in Davos, where European leaders plan talks aimed at lowering tensions.
  • Several European countries sent troops to Greenland last week at Denmark’s request, and the eight targeted nations issued a joint statement warning the U.S. tariff threat undermines allied relations and vowing unity.
  • Thousands of Greenlanders rallied in Nuuk rejecting any U.S. annexation and asserting the territory’s right to self‑determination.