US EditionTrump Is on His Way to Davos, Where His Quest to Own Greenland Could Overshadow His Other Goals
European officials warned that Trump's Greenland plan and tariffs risk reviving colonial ambitions and harming decades of transatlantic trade and cooperation.
- During the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, European leaders warned about a proposed U.S. plan to seize Greenland and related tariffs.
- Leaders warned that French President Emmanuel Macron said the Greenland proposal risks reviving modern colonial ambitions and eroding decades of collaboration while trampling international law and threatening territorial sovereignty.
- At Davos, Emmanuel Macron, French President, delivered his warning wearing aviator sunglasses due to an eye infection and California Governor Gavin Newsom rebuked European leaders with expletive-filled remarks in the forum’s entrance hall.
- Officials warned that additional trade measures would be a mistake between long-standing allies and could weaken Europe’s political standing while harming European exporters.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, `My point is: if this change is permanent, then Europe must change permanently too. It is time to seize this opportunity and build a new independent Europe`, with the EU-US trade deal in place since last July.
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In their words: Trump’s threats over Greenland draw warnings, profanities at global forum
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Greenland crisis overshadows meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos
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