Background Tensions between the United States and the European Union have intensified after President Trump announced, in a January 17, 2026, social media post that the United States will impose tariffs of 10% from February 1 and 25% from June 1 on Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, unless a deal is reached for the “complete and total purchase of Greenland.” Tariffs Threatened by the United States The threatened…