Main PointsEmergency summit of European Union leaders called later this week to figure out response to US president Donald Trump’s ambitions to take over Greenland and hit allies with fresh tariffs. The response from Trump will be difficult to predict, but he won’t back down just because a meeting of EU leaders has been called. An emergency summit of European Union leaders has been called to game out how to push back against US president Donald Trump’s ambitions to take over Greenland and hit allies with fresh tariffs, Jack Power reports. President Trump only respects strength. 🛑 TARIFFS: #Trump is bullying us again - now 10% against DK, NOR, SWE, FR, DE, UK, NL and FIN - who are standing up for the people of #Greenland.

Source: The Irish Times January 18, 2026 18:26 UTC