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Trump's Greenland plans have caused divisions among European far-right leaders, with 26% of their seats in the European Parliament affected, sparking debates on sovereignty and EU-U.S. cooperation.
- During a debate Tuesday in the European Parliament, far-right MEPs backed pausing an EU-U.S. trade pact, citing `coercion` and `threats to sovereignty` amid tensions over President Donald Trump's Greenland plans.
- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has largely avoided criticizing President Trump, while far-right leaders in Germany, Italy and France, including Giorgia Meloni, have strongly opposed the Greenland plans.
- Despite their electoral gains, far-right parties surged in 2024 and now hold 26% of European Parliament seats, with Jordan Bardella calling it `commercial blackmail`.
- Earlier this month in Slovakia, Robert Fico called Maduro a `narco state`, while Karol Nawrocki urged diplomacy and far-right MEPs opposed Brussels on migration and trade.
- With Orbán staking his appeal on ties to Trump, analysts say the MAGA–European nationalist link might endure despite sovereignty concerns, while Orbán links the dispute to energy interests by praising Maduro's ouster.
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Sun-Sentinel
Trump’s Greenland ambitions strain MAGA ties with Europe’s far-right
The rift seems to signal that ideological alignment alone may not be enough to temper worries among European nationalists over Trump’s interventionism abroad.
The Daily Progress
Trump is right to seek control before others do
President Donald Trump's renewed interest in Greenland has triggered the predictable chorus of elite disbelief. Pundits scoff . European officials bristle.Commentators frame the idea as fanciful or provocative.
US Will Control Greenland
Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands says President Donald Trump will bring Greenland under U.S. control before the end of his second term, predicting the massive Arctic territory will become “America’s next Puerto Rico.” Sands, who served as ambassador during Trump’s first term, said the president has already shifted the global paradigm surrounding Greenland […] The post US Will Control Greenland appeared first on News Addicts.
In terms of old commercial practices, in the case of Greenland Trump tried and failed to carry out a classic type of "hostile arrest" operation that would demonstrate to the world that the US is constantly maintaining its ability to impose definitive solutions.
Why Europe’s far right has split with Trump over Greenland
Why Europe’s far right has split with Trump over Greenland Michael Wilner… Sat, 01/24/2026 - 14:01 Body NUUK, Greenland — One year ago, days before Donald Trump reclaimed power, the head of Denmark's People's Party took a trip to Mar-a-Lago. Morten Messerschmidt thought he and Trump shared a common view on the perils of European integration. Together, he told local media at the time, they could make the West great again.In Europe, just as in th…
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