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EU Plans Trade Retaliation Against U.S. Over Greenland Stance
1/21/2026
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- The European Union plans counter-measures against the United States in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s Greenland stance.
- French President Emmanuel Macron proposed the 'trade bazooka,' the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), to penalize U.S. firms.
- EU members show limited support for deploying the ACI.
- An emergency summit will address tensions.
- EU-U.S. trade stood at 1.7 trillion euros in 2024.
