EU pauses trade talks with US after Trump links new tariffs to Greenland push

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "We were meant to ratify the EU-US trade deal very soon.
59% : She reaffirmed the EU's support for Denmark and Greenland, saying the bloc stood "in full solidarity" with both, and underlined that territorial integrity and sovereignty are core principles of international law.
56% : The agreement was aimed at stabilising trade ties by keeping US tariffs on EU goods at 15 percent, while the bloc agreed to drop duties on American exports.
54% : Von der Leyen added that the EU remains committed to dialogue and to continuing discussions initiated last week between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States.
53% : The European Union has paused negotiations on a proposed EU-US trade deal after President Donald Trump announced fresh tariffs on Denmark and several other European countries, linking the move to his renewed push to acquire Greenland.
52% : He said the levy would rise to 25 percent from June 1 and remain in place "until a deal is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland".
52% : The dispute threatens to unravel the July agreement, under which the EU also pledged to purchase $750 billion worth of US energy and increase investments in the United States by $600 billion.
50% : "The EPP supports an EU-US trade deal, but under the current circumstances approval is not possible.
48% : Reacting to the move, European Council President Antonio Costa warned that the EU would deliver a "joint response" if the tariffs remain in force.
44% : " She said the bloc could not rule out retaliatory tariffs or the use of the Anti-Coercion Instrument -- often referred to as the "bazooka" -- which allows the EU to impose restrictions on investment, public procurement and intellectual property protections against countries using economic pressure.
43% : The July agreement was meant to cut EU tariffs on American imports to zero.
32% : With tariffs now directly linked to Trump's Greenland push, EU lawmakers warned that a deal meant to calm trade tensions was becoming another casualty of them.
29% : Karin Karlsbro, Renew Europe's coordinator on trade, said Parliament would not give the green light this week and warned that the EU must be ready to respond to Trump's tariff pressure.
19% : "Instead, the EU must prepare to respond to President Trump's tariff attacks.

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