US EditionEuropean lawmakers suspend U.S. trade deal amid Greenland tariff tensions
European Parliament halted ratification after U.S. tariff threats tied to Greenland control demands, citing risks to EU sovereignty and trade stability, said Bernd Lange.
- On January 21, 2026, the European Parliament suspended work on proposed U.S.-EU trade measures, pausing the two Turnberry legislative proposals tied to tariff suspensions and settings.
- On Sunday, more than half a dozen European countries warned that tariff threats over Greenland undermine transatlantic relations, while the Parliament cited sovereignty concerns over Denmark and Greenland.
- Greenland, the world's largest island, governs its own domestic affairs within the Kingdom of Denmark, and President Donald Trump said at Davos, `All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland.`
- The decision signals immediate diplomatic strain between EU institutions and the United States, as Parliament said it will keep work suspended until the U.S. re-engages cooperatively, while Trump's Greenland pressure has heightened NATO tensions at Davos.
- With tariff threats and public remarks, the White House pressed allies over Greenland as President Donald Trump threatened a 10% tariff on the eight European countries unless a deal was reached.
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European Union stalls US trade deal in protest over Greenland - The Tribune
The European Parliament has decided to suspend its work on the European Union’s trade deal with the United States in protest at US President Donald Trump’s demands to acquire Greenland and threats of tariffs on European allies who oppose his plan.
The European Parliament has decided to freeze the ratification of the trade agreement signed last summer with the United States, delaying its green light. The president of the Eurochamber's international trade committee, Bernd Lange, made official the decision announced on Tuesday by the president of the EPP group, Manfred Weber, in agreement with Socialists and Liberals. With the new threats of tariffs - withdrawn Wednesday evening after obtain…
EU Suspends US Trade Deal Over Trump’s Greenland Pressure
The EU plans to suspend approval of a major US trade deal agreed to in July, signalling a sharp escalation in trans-Atlantic tensions. Credit: Diliff – CC-BY-3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. The EU plans to suspend approval of a major US trade deal agreed to in July, signalling a sharp escalation in trans-Atlantic tensions. According to reporting by the BBC, sources close to the parliament’s international trade committee indicate the suspension will …
The president of the Foreign Trade Committee of the European Parliament, the German Bernd Lange, announced this Wednesday the suspension of the approval of the trade agreement negotiated last summer with the United States, as a result of Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on the Greenland affair. Hours later, the President of the United States announced that he would not impose such charges after meeting in Davos with NATO Secretary Genera…
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