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BRUSSELS – The President of the European Council Antonio Košta announced that in the coming days he will convene an extraordinary meeting of the European Council due to the events concerning Greenland and stated that Brussels remains committed to respecting international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty. “Given the importance of recent developments and for further coordination, I have decided to convene an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in the coming days,” emphasized the President of the European Council in a post on the social network X.
He stated that the EU remains united in its support and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland. Košta also stated that the EU member states, after consultations on the tensions regarding Greenland, confirmed the belief that peace and security in the Arctic are a common transatlantic interest, primarily through cooperation within NATO. According to him, the EU member states share the view that the introduction of tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and be incompatible with the EU-US trade agreement, with the Union’s readiness to defend itself against any form of coercion.
Košta emphasized the EU’s readiness to continue a constructive dialogue with the United States of America on all issues of common interest. US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to introduce tariffs of 10 percent from February 1 on goods from the United Kingdom, Norway and six EU countries involved in Arctic military exercises in Greenland, which would apply until an agreement is reached on the US purchase of Greenland. (January 18)