EU to stay 'cordial' with US after Trump's Greenland threats

Deutsche WellePublished: Jan 23, 2026 6:12 PM | Updated: Jan 26, 2026 12:04 PM

The 27 European Union leaders were clearly at pains to cool down the rhetoric with US President Donald Trump following their summit in Brussels on Thursday.

The bloc had agreed to the summit after Trump threatened to impose 10% tariffs on Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Britain and Norway — nations that had sent troops to Greenland amid US ambitions to take control of the Danish territory.

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