EU leaders review Trump response strategy after Greenland episode

According to the breaking news account Walter Bloomberg on the 22nd (local time), European Union (EU) leaders have begun a broader review of overall ties with the United States following remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding Greenland.

Trump recently raised the possibility of acquiring Greenland, hinting at tariff measures and even military options, stoking concerns across Europe. He later walked back some of the comments, but within the EU there is growing assessment that Trump’s unpredictability is shaking confidence in the transatlantic alliance.

EU leaders are expected to discuss how to frame medium- to long-term relations with the United States at a summit to be held this Thursday. The agenda is likely to include ways to reduce strategic dependence on the U.S., clarifying Greenland’s legal and political status, and preparing defensive and trade-response measures to guard against future tariff pressure or political friction.

The EU is also said to be maintaining its line of preserving the transatlantic alliance itself while strengthening its capacity to respond to potential U.S. pressure going forward.