Trump's Greenland Push Sparks EU Industry Backlash

Greenland, DenmarkMon Jan 19 2026
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German businesses are not happy. They're upset about U. S. President Donald Trump's plan to use tariffs to pressure Denmark into selling Greenland. This move could make the trade war between the U. S. and Europe even worse. Trump wants to increase tariffs on European goods until Denmark agrees to sell the island. This is a big deal because Greenland is very important for its location. The European Union is about to vote on cutting some tariffs, but Trump's actions might change that.
Bertram Kawlath, who leads a big German engineering group, said giving in to Trump's demands would only make him ask for more. He thinks the EU should not back down. Another expert, Volker Treier, agreed. He said it's not okay to mix politics and economics like this. Both experts want the EU to stand together and fight back. They mentioned a tool the EU has to protect itself from this kind of pressure. This could affect deals the EU made with the U. S. and Britain last year. But not everyone is worried. Moritz Schularik, who runs an economic research group, said the tariffs wouldn't hurt Germany much. He thinks the EU should stay strong and not let Trump push them around.
https://localnews.ai/article/trumps-greenland-push-sparks-eu-industry-backlash-b56eb3b5

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