THE LATEST | CANADAABC: The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move Sunday, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”
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It was also the most forceful rebuke of Trump from the European allies since he returned to the White House almost a year ago. In recent months, Europeans have mostly opted for diplomacy and flattery around him, even when seeking an end to the war in Ukraine. Sunday’s statement, as well as some European countries sending troops to Greenland for a Danish military training exercise, appeared to be a step away from that strategy…
NPR: One unnamed French official close to Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told NPR that Paris had mobilized its diplomatic apparatus “to coordinate a European response to the new, unacceptable tariff threats issued by President Trump.”
The official added that Barrot had been in talks with his British, German and EU counterparts and was in contact with all affected foreign ministers and European Parliament political groups…
Euronews: The European Union backed off from immediately triggering a trade “bazooka” in retaliation for US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland during an urgent meeting in Brussels on Sunday, people familiar with the talks told Euronews.
EU member states want to first prioritise dialogue and diplomacy with the US, and will in the meantime hold off from immediately triggering retaliatory measures, the sources said…
Financial Times: EU capitals are considering hitting the US with €93bn worth of tariffs or restricting American companies from the bloc’s market in response to Donald Trump’s threats to Nato allies opposed to his campaign to take over Greenland. The move marks the most serious crisis in transatlantic relations for decades…
Bloomberg: French President Emmanuel Macron will request the activation of the European Union’s anti-coercion instrument amid increasing calls for the region to retaliate against US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on European countries over Greenland.
Macron, who on Saturday branded the threat of tariffs “unacceptable,” was in contact with European counterparts and would make the request to use the ACI — the bloc’s most powerful retaliatory tool — on behalf of France, according to a person close to the president who requested anonymity to comply with government rules…