EU Leaders Convene Emergency Summit on Trump's Greenland Threats

BRUSSELS ―The leaders of the European Union’s 27 governments will meet “in the coming days” to discuss a response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to seize Greenland, European Council President António Costa announced late Sunday. Costa called the extraordinary meeting of the European Council after EU ambassadors huddled in Brussels on Sunday to discuss Trump’s statement on Saturday that he would buy Greenland and punish with tariffs EU countries that stand in his way. According to an EU official and a diplomat familiar with the planning, the summit is being scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 22 . The meeting of leaders, the official said, will be “physical” — requiring leaders to attend in person — rather than a virtual conference call. Arctic ‘matters enormously’ to EU, von der Leyen says We will “continue our work on Arctic security with our allies, our partners, including the United States,” European Commission chief says. ‘Vance hates us’: Europe’s Greenland fears grow as US vice president dives into talks Diplomats worry there can be no compromise with the U.S. if President Donald Trump wants to “conquer” the self-ruling Danish island. Kyiv and EU allies want Trump to firm up his Ukraine commitments in Davos European leaders are hoping to leverage Trump and Zelenskyy’s presence to make U.S. promises official. EU eyes creation of Putin negotiator role Top politicians and officials are being tipped for the influential job after Paris and Rome led calls.