Overview
- EU leaders will meet at a special summit this week as the bloc considers invoking the Anti‑Coercion Instrument and reactivating a suspended package of retaliatory measures covering about €93 billion in U.S. imports.
- President Trump has announced staged tariffs on goods from Germany and seven other European NATO partners—10% from February 1 and 25% from June 1—linking the duties to securing U.S. control over Greenland and citing national‑security grounds.
- The eight affected countries issued a joint statement rejecting the tariff threats, warning of escalation, and expressing full solidarity with Denmark and Greenland.
- NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte said he has spoken with Trump and plans to continue the talks, with the president announcing a meeting on the issue in Davos while details of attendees remain unspecified.
- Opposition in the U.S. Congress has grown, with Senate leaders—including Democrats and some Republicans—signaling moves to block the tariffs, as the European Parliament has put a favorable EU–U.S. tariff deal on hold.