European leaders are confronting what many describe as one of the most serious transatlantic trade and diplomatic crises in decades. In an emergency meeting in Brussels on Sunday to weigh how to confront US President Donald Trump's tariff ultimatum linked to his bid to acquire Greenland, the European Union found itself balancing economic risk and geopolitical principle.
The stakes could not be higher: tariffs that target European economies risk retaliatory measures, deepening divisions amongst allies and potentially restructuring global supply chains. EU diplomats deliberated whether to respond in kind to the threatened levies and what that would mean for ordinary citizens and businesses across the continent.
