EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned the US today that hitting allied European nations with punitive tariffs over Greenland would be a "mistake".
"The proposed additional tariffs are a mistake especially between long-standing allies," von der Leyen told the Davos gathering in Switzerland.
"The European Union and the United States have agreed to a trade deal last July. And in politics as in business - a deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something," she said.
Ursula von der Leyen also vowed that Europe's response to US President Donald Trump's repeated threats on Greenland and tariffs will be "unflinching".
"Plunging us into a downward spiral would only aid the very adversaries we are both so committed to keeping out of the strategic landscape. So our response will be unflinching, united and proportional," von der Leyen said in her keynote speech at a gathering of the global elites in Davos.
She also offered to cooperate with the US on Arctic security and vowed "massive" investment in Greenland, after US President Donald Trump's threats to take the autonomous Danish territory.
"We are working on a massive European investment surge in Greenland," von der Leyen said today.
"We will work with the United States and all partners on wider Arctic security. This is clearly in our shared interest," she added.
