Main points
- Trump accounced on Saturday he would impose tariffs on eight European countries from the beginning of February until a deal is reached on the purchase of Greenland
- The European Commission is considering a package of counter tariffs
- EU leaders will convene an emergency summit this week to consider how to push back against Trump
Key Reads
EU to ‘show restraint’ with US ‘for the moment’, says EU Commission spokesman
The EU will take a “responsible” and “mature” approach, and show restraint in its relations with the US, “at least for the moment”, a spokesman for the European Commission has said.
Olof Gill said “intensive…