The trade deal reached between the United States and the European Union last summer is now at risk of falling apart after President Donald Trump threatened more tariffs on some of its members over their support for Greenland‘s autonomy.
Trump on Saturday slapped new 10% levies on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland over their recent surging of military personnel to the Arctic island. He accused the countries of “playing” a “very dangerous game” and putting “a level of risk in play that is not tenable or sustainable,” as he looks to purchase Greenland from Denmark for national security reasons.
While those tariffs don’t take effect until Feb. 1, after which they will increase to 25% in June, a key
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