“After the back and forth of the last few days, we should now wait and see what substantive agreements are reached between Mr. Rutte and Mr. Trump,” Klingbeil told German broadcaster ZDF. “No matter what solution is now found for Greenland, everyone must understand that we cannot sit back, relax, and be satisfied.” An EU […]
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“After the back and forth of the last few days, we should now wait and see what substantive agreements are reached between Mr. Rutte and Mr. Trump,” Klingbeil told German broadcaster ZDF. “No matter what solution is now found for Greenland, everyone must understand that we cannot sit back, relax, and be satisfied.”
An EU official directly involved in the negotiations in recent days said “I would be skeptical about calling this fantastic news. We cannot live our lives or govern our countries based on social media posts.”
EU leaders are set to meet Thursday evening to discuss Europe’s response to the U.S. president’s recent escalation over Greenland. That summit is still going ahead.
“A lot has happened since the start of the year, it’s a good idea for these leaders to sit together and discuss the [volatile] world we live in,” the EU official said.
Regardless of Trump’s reversal on his trade threats and the apparent Greenland deal, the U.S. president’s speech in Davos “will give food for thought in most if not all capitals, tariffs or not,” another EU official said.
The purpose of the Thursday summit remains to discuss transatlantic relations, a third EU official said. “The question of tariffs is off the table but Greenland is still on the table, transatlantic relationship is still an issue.”
