At the forum, Ireland’s Minister for Public Enterprise Peter Burke has said US tactics on Greenland were effectively “tearing apart” the EU-US trade deal agreed in July. He claimed Trump’s latest tariff threats were “coercive” and had cast a “shadow” over transatlantic trade, adding yet more “uncertainty” for firms. “We cannot accept a world where the law of strongest holds sway,” Macron told the World Economic Forum in Davos. Given Trump’s efforts to get his hands on Greenland, John McManus says it’s time Europe got out its bazooka against the US. There are plenty of ways to pay for a new car these days, but some can lead to a lot more debt than others.

Source: The Irish Times January 21, 2026 17:03 UTC