European industry has hit back at the US president’s “ludicrous demands” to hand over Greenland or face a trade war.
Bertram Kawlath, the president of the German engineering association VDMA, urged the EU to face Trump down. “If the EU gives in here, it will only encourage the US president to make the next ludicrous demand and threaten further tariffs.”
European industry has hit back at Donald Trump’s “ludicrous demands” to hand over Greenland or face a trade war.
A fresh round of tariffs on European exports would cost Germany and Europe dearly, the president of the German auto industry association has said, as she called for a “smart” response coordinated by Brussels.