EU weighs response to Trump’s Greenland tariff threat: punch back or punching bag?

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Source: scmp.com
EU weighs response to Trump’s Greenland tariff threat: punch back or punching bag?
After a weekend of US President Donald Trump threatening to slap tariffs on EU countries for opposing his drive to acquire Greenland, the question on European lips on Monday was: will the bloc finally punch back? A string of national leaders has come out against the US president’s gambit, part of a long-running campaign to make the giant autonomous Danish territory part of America, with speculation mounting that the use of duties could trigger European retaliation. To keep Trump engaged in...