Greenlanders react to proposed US takeover

19/01/2026 5 min
Greenlanders react to proposed US takeover

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EU ambassadors have held an urgent meeting after U-S President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on opponents to his proposed Greenland takeover.The president says he'll hit Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland with a 10 per cent tariff on goods on February 1st, rising to 25% in June.The announcement came as thousands of people took to the streets in Denmark and Greenland to protest against the proposed US takeover.Guest: Julie Rademacher, chair of Uagut — the National Organisation for Greenlanders in DenmarkProducer: Pip Cook