/Europe Promises United Response to Trump’s ‘Dangerous’ Greenland Tariffs
- "Our position on Greenland is very clear-it is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and its future is a matter for the Greenlanders and the Danes," he continued.
- French President Emmanuel Macron called the tariffs "unacceptable."
- "No intimidation nor threat will influence us, neither in ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations," he said.
Europe vowed a united response after President Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on eight of its allies for sending troops to Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark that the president has repeatedly threatened to annex.Trump said Saturday he would introduce 10% tariffs on imports from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland, all of which sent small numbers of military personnel to Greenland in recent days to take part in military exercises.
The move, which comes as Trump has stepped up his campaign to annex the territory, prompted a wave of condemnation from the leaders of the ostensible U.S. allies, which were already subject to tariffs of 10% and 15%. The row could call into question trade deals the U.S. struck with the U.K. in May and the European Union in July.
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On sunday, the eight countries issued a joint statement declaring that they “stand in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland.”
“As members of Nato,we are committed to strengthening Arctic security as a shared transatlantic interest. The pre-coordinated Danish exercise Arctic Endurance conducted with Allies, responds to this necessity. It poses no threat to anyone,” the statement said.
“Our position on Greenland is very clear-it is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and its future is a matter for the Greenlanders and the Danes,” he continued.
French President Emmanuel Macron called the tariffs “unacceptable.”
“No intimidation nor threat will influence us, neither in ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations,” he said.
Trump’s threat is likely to prompt a reciprocal response from europe. The European union summoned ambassadors to an emergency meeting in Brussels on Sunday, and Reuters reported the bloc could suspend its work on a U.S. trade deal it struck in July.
European council President Antonio Costa said Saturday he was “coordinating a joint response from the European Union’s member states on this issue.”
Speaking on Sunday, German finance minister and vice chancellor Lars Klingbeil said: “And so the very clear signal: we will not be blackmailed, and there will be a European response.”
Trump has argued that anything less than total U.S. control of Greenland would be “unacceptable, ” and has said that annexing the territory is necessary for “national security.”
European nations, meanwhile, have strongly opposed the U.S. takeove
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* Greenland’s Opposition to U.S. Control: Reports consistently confirm Greenland’s strong opposition to being acquired by the United States.This position has remained consistent through 2025. reuters and