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European lawmakers suspend U.S. trade deal amid Greenland tariff tensions
The suspension responds to US tariff threats over Greenland, risking EU retaliatory tariffs worth $109 billion unless a new agreement or extension is secured.
- On January 20, 2026 the European Parliament agreed to pause ratification of a US trade deal, delaying a planned vote to remove tariffs on US industrial goods in the coming weeks.
- President Donald Trump threatened tariffs tied to his Greenland demand, including six EU countries such as France and Germany, prompting urgent talks before an emergency summit in Brussels on Thursday.
- After months of wrangling, Washington had imposed 15% tariffs on EU goods, and the bloc is weighing €93 billion in retaliatory tariffs, the July trade package.
- The vote delay acts as a warning as the bloc considers its response options, with lawmakers saying it sends a strong message to the White House that would unnerve American businesses.
- Suspension until February 6 leaves Brussels room to decide whether to deploy sweeping measures as the retaliatory package agreed last year was paused to avoid an all-out trade war, while French President Emmanuel Macron pushes to activate the anti-coercion trade instrument.
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EU freezes work on U.S. trade deal ‘indefinitely’ after Trump’s Greenland and tariff threats
A key group of European Parliament members blocked a vote to ratify a U.S.-European trade deal Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to take over Greenland and charge as much as an additional 35 per cent tariff on countries opposed to his ambitions.
·Canada
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1st LD: European Parliament puts EU-U.S. trade deal on hold over Greenland tariff threats
STRASBOURG, France, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament on Wednesday announced to put on hold the approval of the EU-U.S. trade deal following U.S. threats of tariffs over Greenland. Read full story
·Malaysia
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It is the European Parliament that is pausing their consideration of the trade agreement with the United States.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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