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EU must show it is ready to react strongly to US tariff threat: France

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said Monday that the EU must show it is "ready to react strongly" to prevent President Trump's threatened tariffs over Greenland from taking effect.

Reuters WORLD
Published January 19,2026
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The best way to ‍prevent threats of higher ‌tariffs ‍from U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland to materialise is to show ⁠that the European Union is ready to react strongly, ‌French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said ahead ‍of ‍a Eurogroup ‍meeting in ⁠Brussels ‍on Monday.