Washington warns Europe against activating a tool "Anti-coercion" In the Greenland file
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer warned European countries of the consequences of activating the tool "Anti-coercion" In response to President Donald’s Trump annexed Greenland of Denmark, indicating that taking a similar measure is an unwise step.
The French President Emmanuel Macron called on the European Union to use "Anti-coercion tool"It is a European mechanism that can be used in the event of trade disputes, in the face of Trump’s threat to impose customs duties that could reach 25% on 8 European countries, against the backdrop of their opposition to his efforts to annex Greenland.
Talks to contain the crisis
Jarir told reporters at the Davos: "Each country will do what is in its national interest"
He continued: "This has natural consequences"indicating that activating the anti-coercion tool would be an unwise step, echoing the statements of US Treasury Secretary Scott Besent in Davos on Monday.
The European Union has not previously activated this tool, which aims to deter countries from exerting geopolitical pressure on the bloc.
But while officials are pushing for talks to contain the crisis that has so far overshadowed the Davos forum, others are calling on the European Union to address…"blackmail" In connection with the fate of the autonomous Danish territory.
When asked about the United States’ response if the European Union concluded that the fate of Greenland "Non-negotiable"Jarir said: "If that happens, so be it"
He added: "What I’ve seen is that when countries follow my advice, they do well, and when they don’t, crazy things happen"
A decision that will not be in the interest of Europe.
In a separate statement, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick called on European countries to…"Keep pressure and heat low"in connection with the threat to impose retaliatory tariffs.
Lutnick explained in a session in Davos that if the European Union imposes customs duties that entail an amendment to the trade agreement that it concluded with the Trump administration last July, "This would not be in Europe’s interest"
The agreement set a ceiling for US duties at 15% on most European goods, while Britain reached an agreement setting the ceiling at 10% on most of its goods.
Greer said that in Trump’s term, trading partners should not assume that "The American market will be permanently available to everyone, all the time, forever"
He continued: "If you do not conduct periodic review and evaluation to determine whether your level of openness or closedness is appropriate, you will lead to results that are not consistent with the objectives of your policies."
He added: "So there will always be some uncertainty".
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