US EditionTrump to Impose 10% Tariffs on Eight European Countries for Opposing U.S. Control of Greenland
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump said he will charge a 10% tariff starting in February on goods from eight European nations opposing U.S. control of Greenland, rising to 25% on June 1 without a purchase deal.
- Citing security concerns, Trump argued the U.S. needs Greenland for national security, citing Chinese and Russian designs on Greenland and its critical minerals and insisting earlier this week that anything less than U.S. control is unacceptable.
- A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation in Copenhagen sought to reassure Denmark and Greenland, while U.S. Sen. Chris Coons urged de‑escalation, as protests occurred across Greenland and Denmark.
- Denmark organized a planning meeting Friday in Greenland to increase its military presence with NATO allies, while Danish Maj. Gen. Søren Andersen said Denmark doesn’t expect a U.S. attack as European troops train in Nuuk.
- Meetings in Washington between the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio set up a working group, but Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., warned the rhetoric risks harming alliance trust.
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The US President said that France, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Norway will be subject to 10% customs duties as of 1 February.
Antonio Costa: The EU is coordinating its response to Trump's threats by imposing tariffs on imports from several European countries that are sending their troops to the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland in response to his aspirations to seize it.
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Trump threatens Europe with tariffs over Greenland as protesters rally
WEST PALM, Florida/NUUK: US President Donald Trump on Saturday (Jan 17) escalated his quest to acquire Greenland, threatening multiple European nations with tariffs of up to 25 per cent until his purchase of the
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