European Parliament puts EU-U.S. trade deal on hold over Greenland tariff threats

Source: Xinhua| 2026-01-22 01:34:15|Editor: huaxia

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, April 1, 2025. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)

"By threatening the territorial integrity and sovereignty of an EU member state and by using tariffs as a coercive instrument, the U.S. is undermining the stability and predictability of EU-US trade relations," Lange added.

STRASBOURG, France, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament on Wednesday announced to put on hold the approval of the EU-U.S. trade deal following U.S. threats of tariffs over Greenland.

Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament's International Trade Committee, said in a statement that the Parliament will suspend work on two legislative proposals linked to the trade deal.

Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L, on the snow) is seen during a demonstration against U.S. actions and remarks suggesting control over Greenland in Nuuk, capital of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, Jan. 17, 2026. (Photo by Anders Kongshaug/Xinhua)

"Given the continued and escalating threats, including tariff threats, against Greenland and Denmark, and their European allies, we have been left with no alternative but to suspend work on the two Turnberry legislative proposals," Lange said.