"EU leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss the volatile new normal in transatlantic relations, after weeks of escalating threats from Donald Trump over Greenland that were suddenly dropped over a vague deal on Arctic security. An emergency EU summit was hastily convened earlier this week after the US president announced he would impose 10% tariffs on eight European nations that defended Greenland, an autonomous territory that is part of Denmark."
"The European parliament signalled on Thursday it was ready to reconsider its decision to freeze ratification of the EU-US trade deal, one of the bloc's strongest responses to Trump's tariff threats so far. MEPs had been expected to vote in February to approve 0% tariffs on many US goods, a key part of the trade agreement signed at Trump's Turnberry golf resort last summer, but pressed pause on the process on Wednesday in response to tariff threats."
EU leaders met in Brussels to confront a volatile new normal in transatlantic relations after escalating U.S. threats over Greenland. An emergency summit had been hastily convened after the U.S. president announced plans to impose 10% tariffs on eight European nations over Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. The tariff threat was later abandoned following a vague deal on Arctic security, but the summit remained necessary. The situation was characterized as shifting tectonic plates in the geopolitical order, underscoring the need for European unity and strategic independence. The European Parliament paused ratification of an EU–U.S. trade deal and will revisit tariff approvals next week.
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