9:14 GMT+1 Rutte to meet with Danish, Greenland ministers this afternoon Here’s an important meeting to monitor today: NATO chief Mark Rutte will receive Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Research of Greenland, Vivian Motzfeldt. The meeting, which was announced on Friday before Trump revealed his plan to […]
Continue ReadingGood morning from Brussels. Officials and diplomats in this city are still reeling this morning after US President Donald Trump threatened to slap an extra 10% tariff on eight European countries — including Denmark, Germany and France — next month, rising to 25% in June, unless Greenland’s sale to the US is agreed. Financial markets […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 19/01/2026 – 7:38 GMT+1 European lawmakers say they will not be blackmailed, as they respond to President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs against countries voicing support for Greenland. And with the US president signaling a tougher economic stance towards allies, concern is growing in Brussels of a looming trade war. For more on […]
Continue ReadingPressure is growing on European leaders to deploy its trade bazooka against the United States after President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs if Denmark does not agree to sell the territory of Greenland. In a scenario of coercion, the EU counts with a powerful tool in the anti-coertion instrument, and calls are intensifying for Brussels […]
Continue ReadingCalls are growing louder for the European Union to deploy its trade bazooka against the United States after President Trump said he would impose fresh tariffs on Denmark and its European allies until it agrees to sell Greenland in an unprecedented escalation. European leaders are coordinating their next move after the Trump administration threatened to […]
Continue ReadingEuropean leaders pledged a united response after US President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs until Denmark agrees to sell Greenland in an unprecedented escalation that could trigger a new trade war and break the transatlantic alliance. From Ursula von der Leyen to French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, EU leaders vowed to […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump said that he will charge a 10% import tax from February 1 on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to the US-control of Greenland. Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland would face […]
Continue ReadingByEuronewswithAFP Published on 17/01/2026 – 17:02 GMT+1 Thousands of people took to the streets of Denmark’s capital on Saturday to protest at US President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland. The protest followed Trump’s warning on Friday that he “may put a tariff” on countries that oppose his plans to take over mineral-rich Greenland, […]
Continue ReadingTwo dozen humanitarian workers on trial for participating in search and rescue operations on the island of Lesvos accused of smuggling migrants were acquitted by a Greek court on Thursday evening. After more than seven years of legal limbo, the Lesvos Court of Appeal cleared the defendants of charges, which included membership of a criminal […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 16/01/2026 – 9:40 GMT+1 Latvian Defense Minister Andris Sprūds on Friday sought to play down concerns about potential tensions within NATO following threats from the US it could use military force to annex Greenland, saying he’s confident “it’s not the end at all” of the alliance. Sprūds called on Euronews’ morning show Europe […]
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