Europe 'united' in face of Trump's Greenland threats, tariffs, EU chief says

On January 18, 2026 President Donald Trump announced a 10% tariff on goods from eight European NATO members—Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland—effective February 1, rising to 25% on June 1 until the U.S. could acquire Greenland. The self‑governing Danish territory, part of the NATO clause, hosts U.S. forces. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU foreign‑affairs chief Kaja Kallas, French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen all condemned the threat. Danish and Greenlandic politicians reiterated that sovereignty remains theirs. Protests in Nuuk on January 17 drew roughly a third of the city’s population. U.S. House and Senate lawmakers, including Jeanne Shaheen and Chuck Schumer, warned tariffs would harm trans‑Atlantic ties.