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The EU said on Monday it wanted to engage with the United States after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on European countries in the standoff over Greenland, but was ready to act if needed. FRANCE 24’s Brussels correspondent Dave Keating says that ‘there are signs of split between European leaders as the reality sets in’.

So much for appeasement: The same Europeans who held their nose and swallowed their pride when the EU agreed Donald Trump’s tariffs last summer can no longer ignore the obvious, that there are limits with a president of the United States who tends to treat them as vassals, not allies… even as adversaries for pushing […]

EU member states on Monday are exploring countermeasures in response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland, which he has expressed interest in acquiring despite opposition from Denmark and the EU. “This is not only about trade; it is putting enormous, unexpected stress on the transatlantic relationship,” said Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of […]

EU member states on Monday are exploring countermeasures in response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland, which he has expressed interest in acquiring despite opposition from Denmark and the EU. “This is not only about trade; it is putting enormous, unexpected stress on the transatlantic relationship,” said Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of […]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that US President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs against allies over Greenland is “completely wrong” and a trade war is in no one’s interest. Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations, including the UK, because […]

The Spanish government vowed Monday to conduct a full investigation into the causes of a high-speed train collision that killed at least 39 people, with officials warning the death toll could rise as rescuers worked among the wreckage. FRANCE 24’s Sarah Morris reported that 48 injured are still in hospital and that the government has […]

Trump on Saturday threatened to impose more tariffs on eight European nations until the US is allowed to buy Greenland, citing US national security concerns. EU governments are drawing up retaliatory measures, including possibly ​hitting the US with 93 billion euros’ worth of tariffs or the so far unused “Anti-Coercion Instrument”, which permits investment ‍restrictions […]

EU member states on Monday are exploring countermeasures in response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland, which he has expressed interest in acquiring despite opposition from Denmark and the EU. “This is not only about trade; it is putting enormous, unexpected stress on the transatlantic relationship,” said Carsten Brzeski, Global Head of […]

Calls are growing louder for the European Union to deploy its powerful “anti-coercion instrument” in response to US President Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs in the standoff over Greenland. Referred to as a “bazooka” or “nuclear” option, the instrument is intended to deter economic coercion against any of the EU’s 27 member states. FRANCE […]

Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed train collision the previous night in the south of the country. The crash occurred Sunday at 7:45pm when the tail end of a train carrying 289 passengers on the route from Malaga to the capital, Madrid, went off the rails. […]