Reuters: EU to hold emergency meeting on Sunday after Trump threatens new tariffs

2026-01-17 22:01:04 / BOTA ALFA PRESS

Reuters: EU to hold emergency meeting on Sunday after Trump threatens new

Ambassadors from the 27 European Union countries will gather on Sunday for an emergency meeting after US President Donald Trump vowed a wave of tariff hikes on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland.

Cyprus, which holds the six-month rotating EU presidency, said late Saturday it had called the meeting for Sunday. EU diplomats said it was scheduled to start at 17:00 (16:00).

 

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