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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President Donald Trump of the United States announced that there would be a 10 per cent import duty on goods supplied to the United States market for eight European countries as of 1 February.
Trump announces ten percent fines in the dispute over Greenland. Germany is also affected. Merz's government consults with European partners on a response.
Europe will remain united - EU chief on Greenland tariffs
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned against Donald Trump's threat of tariffs of up to 25% for eight European countries, which the US president said he will impose until a deal is reached for the US to purchase Greenland.
On Saturday, the US President promised to apply an increasing wave of customs duties against several of his European allies, including France, until the United States was allowed to buy back the Danish autonomous territory. An increasing blow in the Transatlantic Alliance.
French President Emmanuel Macron says France remains committed to the "sovereignty and independence of states", continuing to support Greenland and Denmark as Trump announced new tariffs on countries that oppose the US purchase of Greenland.
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