Overview
- The White House set a schedule of import surcharges starting at 10% on February 1 and rising to 25% on June 1, to remain until an agreement for a U.S. purchase of Greenland is concluded.
- The measures target Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland, which recently sent small detachments to Greenland during a Danish-led exercise.
- EU ambassadors are holding an emergency meeting in Brussels as leaders denounce the move; President Emmanuel Macron says he will seek activation of the bloc’s anti‑coercion instrument if tariffs are applied.
- Thousands rallied in Nuuk and across Danish cities to oppose any transfer of Greenland, with Greenlandic officials and civil groups highlighting the island’s right to self‑determination.
- Questions over the president’s authority to impose such tariffs persist, with the U.S. Supreme Court reviewing the scope of emergency economic powers that could affect implementation.