"Senior 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."
"The French president, Emmanuel Macron, will urge the EU to use its powerful anti-coercion instrument if the US goes ahead with tariffs in the standoff over Greenland, Agence France Presse reported on Sunday, citing his team. The unused anti-coercion law enables the EU to impose punitive economic measures on a country seeking to force a policy change. The ambassadors of the EU's 27 member states will meet later on Sunday in an emergency session"
"In a Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump said the tariffs would be levied until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland, a largely autonomous territory that is part of Denmark. The threats to Greenland have cast a long shadow over Nato and thrown into doubt the EU-US trade deal that the bloc signed with Trump last August."
Tariffs were announced targeting eight European countries over their support for Greenland, prompting senior European diplomats to hold crisis talks. The targeted countries include Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland. The tariffs were set at 10% from 1 February and scheduled to rise to 25% from 1 June. The levies were linked to demands for a deal over a potential purchase of Greenland. French president Emmanuel Macron urged use of the EU's anti-coercion instrument and EU ambassadors convened an emergency session amid concerns for NATO and the EU-US trade pact.
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