EU Set to Halt US Trade Deal Over Trump’s Latest Tariff Threat

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-17/eu-set-to-halt-us-trade-deal-over-trump-s-latest-tariff-threat

29 Comments

  1. From Bloomberg News reporter Richard Bravo

    European Union lawmakers are poised to block approval of the EU’s trade deal with the US over President Donald Trump’s vow to impose tariffs on countries that supported Greenland in the face of American threats.

    Manfred Weber, president of the European People’s Party, the largest political group in the European Parliament, said on Saturday that agreement with the US is no longer possible.

    [Read more here.](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-17/eu-set-to-halt-us-trade-deal-over-trump-s-latest-tariff-threat)

  2. FollowingHumble8983 on

    Yes please. This deal was terrible in the first place. Never give an inch to Trump. Make him lose face on the global stage so his strongman politics just appears weak. If he losses all domestic support this entire nightmare goes away,

  3. Wait for Trump to throw toys out of pram about how dishonest the EU are, a deal is a deal, bad faith, absolutely disgusting and is an attack on the US, more tarriffs!!!!!!

    Basically just another day of Trump confessing his sins through projection onto everyone else but him.

  4. Royal-Hunter3892 on

    This was bound to happen what did Trump think would happen?

    At First Trump announces reciprocal tarrifs Then as a condition for a new trade deal negotiates billions of investment guarantees from Europe

    Then makes the Nato countries increase the defence spending to 5% of GDP for their protection
    Then plans to invade territory of a NATO country .

    And now threatens to impose tarrifs if they don’t accept their actions in Greenland.
    This is beyond crazy.

  5. Standard-School5236 on

    Yeah, don’t trust any deal with Trump. We Chinese learned that lesson in 2018. We negotiated a trade deal, he agreed, went back to the US, and 11 days later just ripped it up. So much for ‘dealmaker.’

  6. Fluid_Mouse524 on

    If that deal included chlorine chicken. Then nobody wanted it anyway. Keep your toxic foods.

  7. This is actually a legal requirement, not even retaliation. EU is a trading block, and countries cannot face individual tariffs. The trade deal has to be off as the whole block faces the ‘new’ tariff.

  8. f*** it, just cut the US off, do what Canada’s doing, stop entertaining him, stop taking his calls, ignore him and let him deal with the domestic problems he has instead of letting him dictate the conversation internationally.

  9. yeahnoyeahsure on

    Trump’s gonna destroy the US like he has every business and marriage and child he has ever met

  10. Even ignoring the fact that it’s a poor deal for Europe, if an EU member says no to the US annexing a territory of their nation, and the US is trying to use that as a cause for tariffsto break it, then the trade deal has absolutely no purpose to begin with.

    This is clearly an attempt to use economic force to annex a part of a nation that is supposed to be a close ally; any such action needs to be met with equal force and hostility. This is simply unacceptable and not how you treat allies.

  11. Brave_Nerve_6871 on

    To think that Trump could have just coasted on the economic growth and infrastructure investments initiated by Biden. Well, the idiot can’t help himself.

  12. hipdashopotamus on

    Are world leaders tired of it yet? Are Americans?

    As a Canadian I have never been so close to just getting rid of every media and news app Reddit included because I’m so sick of hearing about whatever dumb shit Americans are threatening this week.

  13. Billionaire Ronald Lauder, the driving force behind the push for the US annexation of Greenland, and his heirs will lose more money than they can ever gain back in Greenland.

    The Estée Lauder Companies brands include – as boycott list:

    Cosmetics:
    AERIN Beauty
    Bobbi Brown
    Clinique
    DECIEM by Brandon Truaxe
    Dr. Jart+
    Estée Lauder
    GLAMGLOW
    La Mer
    Lab Series
    MAC Cosmetics
    Origins
    Darphin Paris
    Smashbox
    Too Faced[42]
    Tom Ford Beauty
    Fragrance
    Aramis
    Kilian Paris
    Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle
    Jo Malone London
    Le Labo

    Haircare:
    Aveda
    Bumble and bumble

    You’re welcome.

  14. Just tell him to go fuck himself.

    Yes, the usa are a big market, but smaller than India and South America, both of which the EU now have or are completing trade deals with. The usa are replaceable!

    No, the usa are no longer attractive markets. Some states are fairly enlightened and adhere to international laws and standards, but overall the union is falling apart and is no longer a reliable trade partner; most of the world is now more reliable / stable and therefore more suited as trade partners. We want stability, not fickleness.

    Yes, I did use the plural form for the usa on purpose. The usa are no longer united and should be treated as individual states. The EU should not treat all us states as equal and should instead treat them individually, much like Denmark did when signing the 2025 MOU with California regarding green economy resilience, technology, and innovation (I am Danish and therefore somewhat tainted 😅 (haven’t lived in Denmark for a while though, ask me questions if relevant)).

    Those were my two (€) cents.

  15. Own-Professor-6157 on

    It’s funny. Everyone, including conservatives are calling Trump a moron for this one. Guy’s lost his fucking mind. Well, his ENTIRE mind now.

  16. This country is a joke. Trump is bankrupting Americas reputation like he did many of his companies

  17. Altruistic_Finger669 on

    Nobody can make deals with him anymore because he will just tweet some shit 6 months later

  18. The world population consists of 95% non-Americans. They need to just stop buying American products until that tariff guy is gone.

  19. Alive_Employer5620 on

    As an American I hope Europe stands strong against Trump because most Americans don’t want to take Greenland from Denmark and we wake up every day feeling more embarrassed about the state of our country.

  20. InterestingGoose5507 on

    China 🇨🇳 wins! Trump’s done more for China this century than anyone! The new global powerhouse

  21. BaseCommanderMittens on

    Make America Go Away (MAGA). How is the US ever going to recover from all this nonsense? The whole world, including their allies completely hate them.