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European leaders pledged a united response after US President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs until Denmark agrees to sell Greenland in an unprecedented escalation that could trigger a new trade war and break the transatlantic alliance. From Ursula von der Leyen to French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, EU leaders vowed to stay “united, coordinated and committed” to upholding Europe’s sovereignty after the Trump administration said additional tariffs of 10% would apply on eight European countries starting February 1. In a social media post on Saturday, Trump said all products from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, the…
Published on 17/01/2026 – 21:48 GMT+1 The bilateral meeting with NATO in Madrid, known as ‘Step 3’, will put the state of Spain’s military capabilities on the table. Defence will present to NATO representatives at the end of January the Chief of Staff’s capabilities objective, the troop increase and the 79 programmes currently under development. These programmes cover land, naval, aerospace, cyber and information systems. They include 31 Special Modernisation Plans, ranging from tracked combat vehicles to upgrading F-100 frigates, electronic warfare systems and multi-role helicopters. The Industrial and Technological Plan for Security and Defence, approved in April 2024, has…
Parallel demonstrations were held in Aarhus, Aalborg and Odense, while a protest in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, was scheduled for later Saturday, with marchers set to head toward the U.S. consulate, organizers said. “We are demonstrating against American statements and ambitions to annex Greenland,” Camilla Siezing, chairwoman of the Inuit Association, said in a statement. “We demand respect for the Danish Realm and for Greenland’s right to self-determination.” Organizers said the protests were peaceful and open to anyone wishing to show solidarity, and were timed to coincide with the visit of U.S. senators to Denmark amid mounting transatlantic tensions. Trump has…
Thousands of protesters gathered in Nuuk on Saturday to denounce US President Donald Trump’s plans for the United States to annex Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark. Waving Greenlandic flags, demonstrators marched through the city centre and later assembled outside the American consulate, where banners and chants called for sovereignty. “We are not for sale. We are a free people,” one protestor said. Greenland’s Natural Resources Minister Naaja Nathanielsen said Greenland wanted to develop “on our own terms.”
“The European Union will always be very firm in defending international law, wherever it may be, and of course, starting within the territory of the European Union’s member states,” Costa said. “I am coordinating a joint response from the European Union’s member states on this issue.” Trump announced the new tariffs in a post on his Truth Social site Saturday, claiming the countries targeted had sent military personnel to Greenland in recent days “for purposes unknown.” A small deployment of NATO troops landed in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, on Thursday as part of a reconnaissance and support mission. “The United States…
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc on Saturday signed their long-awaited trade agreement, sealing one of the world’s biggest free-trade deals after more than 25 years of negotiations and repeated political standoffs. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa attended the ceremony in Asunción, Paraguay, alongside Mercosur leaders from Argentina, Uruguay and host country Paraguay. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a key proponent of the pact, did not attend, delegating representation to his foreign minister. “This agreement sends a strong signal to the world,” von der Leyen said at the ceremony.…
Published on 18/11/2025 – 14:51 GMT+1 •Updated 17/01/2026 – 18:20 GMT+1 The 38th European Film Awards will be decided tonight in Berlin at the biggest celebration of Europe’s film industry. Traditionally held in December, the European Film Academy has decided to stage this year’s edition now to better position the prize-giving ceremony in the international awards season. Often dubbed ‘Europe’s equivalent of the Oscars’ both Joachim Trier’s family drama Sentimental Value and Óliver Laxe’s post-apocalyptic odyssey Sirāt have emerged as the frontrunners, with four nominations apiece. Follow the awards live here on Euronews Culture. Sentimental Value, which won last year’s…
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By Euronews with AFP Published on 17/01/2026 – 17:02 GMT+1 Thousands of people took to the streets of Denmark’s capital on Saturday to protest at US President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland. The protest followed Trump’s warning on Friday that he “may put a tariff” on countries that oppose his plans to take over mineral-rich Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark. They also coincided with a visit to Copenhagen by a bipartisan delegation from the US Congress that has made clear the opposition of many Americans to the Trump administration’s sabre-rattling. Waving the flags of Denmark and Greenland, the…