Sun, 18 Jan 2026

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 Trump tariff threat over Greenland 'unacceptable', European leaders say

The US president says several European allies opposed to his plans to buy Greenland will face 10% tariffs from February.

* European Union (EU) calls emergency meeting in Brussels on Sunday
* Thousands protest against US takeover plans in Greenland and Denmark
* UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer: "Applying tariffs on allies for pursuing collective security of NATO is completely wrong"
* French President Emmanuel Macron: "Tariff threats are unacceptable in this context... We will not be swayed by any intimidation"
* Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson: "We won't let ourselves be blackmailed"
* EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas: "China and Russia must be having a field day" following Trump's announcement
* German MEP Manfred Weber raises questions about the ratification of the EU-US trade deal in light of Trump's tariffs threat
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