43 m. ago ‘It’s about trust’: Trump’s fresh tariff threats push Europe to harden its stance

Aggressive US rhetoric over Greenland demands a change in strategy by the EU and UK, officials say

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3 h. ago German troops withdraw from Greenland after only 44 hours following Trump's tariff threat

Donald Trump's threat of tariffs being put in place next month if Greenland is not sold to the US may have caused a European nation to have withdrawn troops from the Danish territory

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3 h. ago Trump’s tariff threat over Greenland risks ‘dangerous downward spiral’, warn Nato members – Europe live

The leaders of Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK issue joint statement ahead of EU ambassadors meetingThe United States will also suffer if president Donald Trump implements threats to impose tariffs on European countries opposing his plans to acquire Greenland, a French minister said on Sunday.“In this escalation of tariffs, he has a lot to lose as well, as do his own farmers and industrialists,” French agriculture minister Annie Genevard told broadcasters Europe 1 and CNews. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump’s tariff threat on Greenland is a golden opportunity for Starmer – it is time to rejoin the EU

President’s threat to impose 10 per cent tariff is another sign that the UK should turn away from Washington and towards its allies in Europe, world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

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4 h. ago BREAKING: UK and EU countries hit back at Donald Trump's tariff threat in joint statement

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4 h. ago UK and EU countries hit back at Donald Trump's tariff threat in joint statement

Last night the US President Donald Trump warned he will slap 10% tariffs on countries including the UK for opposing his desired takeover of Greenland

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5 h. ago EU diplomats to hold crisis talks over Trump Greenland tariff ‘blackmail’

Emmanuel Macron to urge EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if US goes ahead with tariffsEurope live – latest updatesSenior European diplomats are due to hold crisis talks after Donald Trump said he was targeting eight European nations with tariffs over their support for Greenland.Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said Trump’s tariffs were a mistake, and the Dutch foreign minister, David van Weel, described the US president’s threats to allies as “blackmail”, as reaction from European leaders continued to pile up. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump’s tariff threat on Greenland is a golden opportunity for Starmer

The President’s threat to impose a 10 per cent tariff is another sign that the UK should turn away from Washington and towards its allies in Europe, world affairs editors Sam Kiley writes

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6 h. ago Greenland protesters condemn ‘circus’ of Trump tariff threats

Greenlanders condemned the "circus" of Donald Trump's threat of new tariffs on European allies until they agree to sell the territory to the US.

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8 h. ago EU ambassadors summoned for emergency talks after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

European leaders say tariff threat ‘unacceptable’ as Trump escalates plan for the US to acquire Greenland Some more from the UK’s culture secretary Lisa Nandy on Greenland this morning.Speaking to Sky News, she said:As the prime minister has very clearly said we disagree with this decision.We’re going to go and have that conversation with our American counterparts, and while we’re having that conversation with them, we’re also going to be talking about the security of the United Kingdom and the United States and how our interests are better served by working together. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Five reasons why Trump claims the US ‘needs’ Greenland after tariff threat

The island’s strategic location above the Arctic Circle makes it a focal point in global security and trade debates

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15 h. ago Donald Trump backlash as EU leaders angry at president's Greenland tariff plans

Sir Keir Starmer and European leaders united in condemnation of Donald Trump's plan to apply tariffs on several NATO allies until a deal is reached for the US to acquire Greenland from Denmark

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21 h. ago EU calls emergency meeting with all 27 countries over Trump’s Greenland tariff threat

In Copenhagen, demonstrators chanted ‘Greenland is not for sale’ and displayed slogans such as ‘No means No’ and ’Hands off Greenland’

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21 h. ago European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 FebruaryWhat do people in Greenland think of Donald Trump and his threats to take over the island? The Guardian’s Miranda Bryant and Lauren Hurrell take a look.Reuters estimated that thousands of protesters attended the “Hands Off Greenland” rallies around Denmark on Saturday, chanting “Greenland is not for sale” and waving Greenland’s red and white “Erfalasorput” flag. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Greenland protests pictured as Trump threatens tariffs if UK opposes takeover plans

US President Donald Trump has vowed to obtain Greenland by any means necessary and has refused to rule out military action to take the island by force - despite people on the island slamming the suggestion

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22 h. ago Keir Starmer hits back at Donald Trump over wild Greenland tariff threat

Keir Starmer says the UK will stand by Denmark and Greenland - after the US President said he'd slap anyone who did with massive tariffs

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24 h. ago Donald Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 FebruaryWhat do people in Greenland think of Donald Trump and his threats to take over the island? The Guardian’s Miranda Bryant and Lauren Hurrell take a look.Reuters estimated that thousands of protesters attended the “Hands Off Greenland” rallies around Denmark on Saturday, chanting “Greenland is not for sale” and waving Greenland’s red and white “Erfalasorput” flag. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Trump threatens UK with 10% tariff 'on all goods' until Greenland handed over

US President Donald Trump has threatened the UK and several European countries with a 10% tariff, which could rise to 25% in months, if Greenland is not made available to buy

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27 h. ago Former NATO chief accuses Trump of ‘gangster’ threat over Greenland as protests held in Denmark

The US conquering Greenland ‘would be the end of the world order as we know it,’ Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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48 h. ago Donald Trump threatens to slap tariffs on countries opposing his mad plan to invade Greenland

Trump says he's considering putting a tariff on nations that "if they don’t go along with Greenland", insisting again that the US needs to own the country for national security

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