Greenland row: EU to hold special meeting on Trump tariffs
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Greenland row: EU to hold special meeting on Trump tariffs
"What you need to know EU's Costa announces summit 'in coming days' over Greenland EU to consider never-before-used 'anti-Coercion Instrument' German soldiers leave Greenland after team completes reconnaissance mission President Donald Trump said Saturday he will impose a 10% tariff on eight European countries beginning February 1 The tariff could rise to 25% if there was no deal on Greenland by June 1"
"The European Council meeting will be held 'given the significance of recent developments and in order to further coordinate,' Costa said on X. Costa said EU member states over their meeting earlier this evening reaffirmed their commitment to: Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland Recognition of the shared transatlantic interest in peace and security in the Arctic, notably working through NATO"
EU leaders will convene an extraordinary meeting of the 27 member states in the coming days to coordinate responses to recent developments over Greenland. EU member states reaffirmed commitment to international law, territorial integrity, national sovereignty, and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland. The EU emphasized the shared transatlantic interest in Arctic peace and security, notably working through NATO, and assessed that tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations. President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on eight European countries starting February 1 tied to troop deployments to Greenland, with the tariff potentially rising to 25% by June 1 if no agreement is reached. German troops completed a Danish-led reconnaissance mission in Greenland.
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