The extraordinary meeting of the EU European Council was in response to President Donald Trump's announcement

BRUSSELS/COPENHAGEN/PRAGUE - A hastily convened meeting of EU ambassadors ended today in Brussels after about four hours. The emergency meeting was in response to US President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States will increase tariffs against several European countries. This move is justified by Washington as an effort to exert pressure on the Greenland issue, in which Trump has long shown a strategic interest.

According to diplomatic sources, the meeting took a serious tone, focusing mainly on the possible impact of US measures on the European economy and the unity of the Union. The ambassadors agreed that the US actions represent an unprecedented link between trade policy and geopolitical ambitions, which is a cause for concern, particularly in the Nordic countries.

After the meeting, European Council President António Costa announced that he would convene an emergency summit of the European Union because of the escalating situation. It is expected to take place on Thursday and will be attended by the presidents and prime ministers of the Member States. The main topics of the summit will be the EU's common response to US tariffs, the protection of European economic interests and the Union's position on the issue of Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.

The Danish government has previously stated that it considers any consideration of changing the status of Greenland unacceptable and has stressed the right of the islanders to decide their future. A number of other EU Member States, including the Czech Republic, have also expressed their support for Denmark. In response, the Czech Prime Minister said that the Union must act in unison and not be divided by economic pressure from outside. Meanwhile, the European Commission is analysing legal options for possible retaliation against the US tariffs. However, according to its representatives, the priority remains a diplomatic solution to the dispute and the preservation of stable transatlantic relations.