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European Parliament member Bernard Guetta says Trump's inflammatory threat to slap tariffs on any country that tries to stop him from taking Greenland went too far.
Guetta says Europe has been taking it from the Trump administration because it can't afford to lose U.S.
support on Ukraine, but there are limits.
He says the EU is ready to apply counter-sanctions and more.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
European leaders say a line has been crossed with Trump's threats to take Greenland and punish any resistors with tariffs.
There is no way they're going to accept this situation.
Celia Belin is with the European Council on Foreign Relations.
She says European leaders are looking for ways to hit back after Trump threatened eight nations with further 10% tariffs when they showed their support for Greenland.
The EU's head diplomat, Kaya Callas, said Greenland's security should be addressed inside NATO and that tariffs undermine shared prosperity.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
Thousands gathered in Copenhagen this weekend to show solidarity with Greenland, an autonomous territory of EU and NATO member Denmark.
On Sunday, European and NATO members issued a joint statement.
France, Germany, the UK, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden say Trump's threats over Greenland risk accelerating a dangerous downward spiral in relations between transatlantic and NATO allies.
We stand in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland, they said.
We are ready to engage in dialogue with the U.S., but a dialogue based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
Thousands gathered in Copenhagen this weekend to show solidarity with Greenland, an autonomous territory of EU and NATO member Denmark.
On Sunday, European and NATO members issued a joint statement.
France, Germany, the UK, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden say Trump's threats over Greenland risk accelerating a dangerous downward spiral in relations between transatlantic and NATO allies.