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Europe preparing countermeasures to Trump 'blackmail': Berlin

Europe is preparing unified countermeasures after US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs over opposition to his Greenland plans, Germany’s Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said Monday.

Published January 19,2026
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Europe is preparing countermeasures against US President Donald Trump's "blackmail" after he threatened tariffs against several countries over their oppositions to his designs on Greenland, Germany's vice chancellor said Monday.

"We will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed," said Lars Klingbeil, at a press conference in Berlin alongside French Economy Minister Roland Lescure.

"Europe will respond with a united, clear response, and we are now preparing countermeasures together with our European partners."