Overview
- President Donald Trump announced import charges of 10% from February 1 rising to 25% on June 1 for goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland until a deal for a U.S. purchase of Greenland is reached.
- The eight affected governments issued a joint statement warning that tariff threats risk escalation, affirming unity and sovereignty, and stressing their Greenland reconnaissance mission posed no threat while expressing solidarity with Denmark and Greenland.
- EU leaders convened emergency consultations as Commission President Ursula von der Leyen cautioned against damaging transatlantic ties, and President Emmanuel Macron floated activating the bloc’s never‑used anti‑coercion instrument.
- Opposition in Washington grew as Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he would seek to block the tariffs and bipartisan senators, including Thom Tillis and Jeanne Shaheen, criticized the move as harmful to prices and NATO cohesion.
- Protests drew thousands in Nuuk and across Denmark against U.S. plans, and Germany said its 15‑member Bundeswehr team completed the Greenland reconnaissance and will feed findings into allied discussions on next steps.