January 18, 2026internationalForeign PolicyTradeInternational Institutions
EU ambassadors hold emergency meeting over Trump's Greenland tariff threats
All 27 EU ambassadors convened an emergency meeting in Brussels from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to coordinate a response to Trump's tariff threats over Greenland. France's Macron called for activation of the EU's Anti-Coercion Instrument — the bloc's trade "bazooka" — for the first time ever. Counter-tariffs on €93 billion in U.S. goods were placed on the table. EU Council President Costa called for an extraordinary summit.