Overview
- Trump announced 10% tariffs from Feb. 1 on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands and Finland, rising to 25% on June 1 until a Greenland purchase is agreed.
- EU chiefs condemned the plan as risking a dangerous downward spiral and called an emergency meeting of envoys for Sunday.
- European political leaders warned the move could derail approval of the recently negotiated EU–U.S. trade agreement.
- A bipartisan U.S. delegation visited Copenhagen to de‑escalate tensions as Republicans Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski joined criticism of the tariff threat.
- Implementation faces headwinds as protests grew in Copenhagen and Nuuk and the Supreme Court considers limits on presidential emergency tariff powers.