In the wood-panelled corridors of the European Parliament, a long-simmering trade truce between Brussels and Washington is beginning to crack, chilled by the winds blowing from the far north. By next Tuesday, a coalition of European lawmakers hopes to have enough signatures to force a total freeze on the trade deal. A recent video conference between the foreign affairs committees of the Danish and Greenlandic parliaments ended in a bitter row. As negotiators prepare to meet in Brussels this Wednesday to determine the fate of the trade deal, the shadow of the Arctic looms large. Whether the European Parliament agrees to step aside, or uses its trade might as a shield, remains the defining question of the new transatlantic winter.

Source: Daily News Egypt January 10, 2026 16:09 UTC