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Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stood firm on the island’s self-governance, saying on Monday that the “latest statements from the US, including threats of tariffs, do not change that line. We will not be pressured,” according to a Google translation.
Europe is reportedly mulling bringing out its trade “bazooka” and imposing 93 billion euros ($108 billion) worth of tariffs on the U.S., in response to President Donald Trump threatening to hit eight European countries with tariffs if a deal over the sale of Greenland isn’t reached.
At an emergency meeting in Brussels on Sunday afternoon local time, France pushed for the European Union to use the “Anti-Coercion Instrument,” reported the Financial Times.
