ByMartina Di Licosa,
Forbes Staff.
Representatives for the World Economic Forum, which kicks off today in Switzerland, have confirmed to Bloomberg that Danish officials will not be attending despite being invited, as tensions over U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland intensify.
The yearly global governance and business summit kicks off today in Davos, Switzerland, but Denmark won’t be represented, forum officials told Bloomberg.
Trump this weekend announced a 10% tariff against eight European nations supporting Denmark in the Greenland dispute, with the levies set to start Feb. 1 and rise to 25% in June, unless a deal for the “purchase of Greenland” is reached.
