.S. from European countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, United Kingdom), which will increase to 25% on June 1 if they do not allow him to annex Greenland.
Senior European diplomats held talks over the weekend following Trump’s announcement of tariffs on his European allies.
The U.S. president’s threat has sparked widespread condemnation across the continent. Among others, the Dutch Foreign Minister called the move “blackmail,” while the Finnish Prime Minister said the tariffs would harm both Europe and the U.S. and “will benefit no one.”
Trump’s tariff threats come 8 months and 6 months after an agreement with the UK and EU to freeze very high tariffs.
Thus, the European Union appears set to consider imposing reciprocal tariffs at an extraordinary session, likely on Thursday, at a time when even leaders such as Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, one of Trump’s allies, call his actions “wrong.”
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen stated that the global geopolitical order “as we know it” and the future of NATO are at stake following Trump’s tariff threat. In a press conference in Norway, he said Europe is stronger “when we show our collective strength.”
Sourced: Guardian [1], [2], BBC
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