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Trump threatens EU tariffs if he isn’t allowed to buy Greenland

US President Donald Trump has threatened to hit European countries with a wave of increasing tari...

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17.35 19 Jan 2026


Trump threatens EU tariffs if he isn’t allowed to buy Greenland


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17.35 19 Jan 2026


US President Donald Trump has threatened to hit European countries with a wave of increasing tariffs unless he is allowed to buy Greenland.

An empty threat? Or one that European countries need to be ready for? 

Shona Murray, European Correspondent for Euronews and Dan O’Brien, Chief Economist at the Institute of International and European Affairs and columnist at The Currency join Ciara to discuss.

Also joining later to give their reactions is Danny McCoy, CEO of IBEC and Louise Kelly, Deloitte Ireland’s Global Trade Strategy and Resilience Lead.


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