President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen committed to an “unflinching, united, and proportional” response to Trump’s threats to increase tariffs of the EU in response for their lack of support over Greenland, though stressed she preferred a cooperative approach.
Von der Leyen embraced a “A Spirit of Dialogue,” the World Economic Forum’s theme for this year’s summit in Davos, Switzerland, during her speech Tuesday. She announced her economic vision for the European Union, focusing on “European independence.”
She also acknowledged the ongoing geopolitical tensions between the United States and the EU regarding Greenland, specifically President Donald Trump’s announcement that 10% tariffs would go into effect February 1 for eight European countries.
She said that if Trump continued with the proposed tariffs, then
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