{"id":2546596,"date":"2026-01-21T15:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-leaders-are-quietly-preparing-to-use-their-trade-bazooka-against-the-us-report-5\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:28:30","slug":"european-leaders-are-quietly-preparing-to-use-their-trade-bazooka-against-the-us-report-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-leaders-are-quietly-preparing-to-use-their-trade-bazooka-against-the-us-report-5\/","title":{"rendered":"European Leaders Are Quietly Preparing to Use Their &#8216;Trade Bazooka&#8217; Against the US: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feuropean-leaders-are-quietly-preparing-to-use-their-trade-bazooka-against-the-us-report-5%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2546596&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article describes growing tensions between the EU and the United States after President Trump&#8217;s push to acquire Greenland and his threats of higher tariffs on countries opposing the plan. In response, EU leaders are considering using the Anti-Coercion Instrument-nicknamed the &#8220;trade bazooka&#8221;-to punish coercive economic behavior. If activated, the measure could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-leaders-are-quietly-preparing-to-use-their-trade-bazooka-against-the-us-report-3\/\" title=\"...ropean Leaders Are Quietly Preparing to Use Their &#039;...&#039; Against the US: Report\">impose import\/export restrictions<\/a> on U.S. companies and bar them from some public contracts; invoking it requires approval from 15 EU member states and could take months to investigate and decide.<\/p>\n<p>Key developments and reactions:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Several EU countries (including France and Germany) appear willing to use the instrument; German Chancellor friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have signaled support.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The European Parliament moved to block a proposed U.S.-EU trade deal in reaction to the tariff threats, leaving parts of a preliminary July agreement uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bernd Lange, chair of Parliament&#8217;s trade committee, said tariff threats prevent compromise and cited the Greenland issue as central.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; At Davos, Trump reiterated his intention to acquire Greenland, framing it as strategically vital and warning allies they would be &#8220;remembered&#8221; if they refuse.<\/p>\n<p>the story frames the Greenland episode and tariff threats as triggering a serious EU response aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >deterring economic coercion<\/a> by the U.S.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arctic ice is not as cold as the relationship between the European Union and the United States, as the EU considers rolling out an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-leaders-are-quietly-preparing-to-use-their-trade-bazooka-against-the-us-report-2\/\" title=\"...ropean Leaders Are Quietly Preparing to Use Their &#039;...&#039; Against the US: Report\">untested economic &#038;ldquo<\/a>;bazooka&rdquo; against the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The root of the friction is the intense American push to acquire Greenland, which has resulted in an equally strong push against President Trump&rsquo;s plan from European nations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump countered the European opposition to his plans by saying that he would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-leaders-are-quietly-preparing-to-use-their-trade-bazooka-against-the-us-report-4\/\" title=\"...ropean Leaders Are Quietly Preparing to Use Their &#039;...&#039; Against the US: Report\">slap higher tariffs<\/a> on nations that are fighting the hardest against him, which includes Britain, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, EU leaders will meet Thursday to discuss a response that could include rolling out what is formally called an Anti-Coercion Instrument, which has acquired the nickname of &ldquo;trade bazooka,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/eu-bazooka-trade-us-greenland-france-threat-nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20260119-what-is-eu-anti-coercion-instrument-could-use-against-us-over-trump-greenland-tariffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">France 24<\/a>, the &ldquo;trade bazooka&rdquo; is designed to push back when anyone tries to force EU nations into doing what they do not wish to do.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If approved, the Anti-Coercion Instrument would impose import and export restrictions that would target American companies. Further, U.S. firms would not be able to bid on some government contracts from EU nations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Politico noted that approval of 15 nations is required, adding that France and Germany appear to be the most ready to invoke the punishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We have a set of instruments at our disposal, and we agree that we do not want to use them. But if we have to use them, then we will,&rdquo; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday. French President Emmanuel Macron has also shown support for taking action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">France 24 noted that the process to punish the U.S. could take some time, with the EU&rsquo;s rules requiring up to four months to investigate claims of coercion and several weeks more to decide on taking action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, European Parliament members took action Wednesday to block a proposed U.S.-European trade deal because of Trump&rsquo;s public comments on tariffs, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/21\/business\/eu-us-trade-deal-indefinitely-frozen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A preliminary deal was reached in July that put parts of the deal in place, leaving the impact of the Wednesday action uncertain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bernd Lange, chair of Parliament&rsquo;s trade committee, said Trump &ldquo;wants to have Greenland as part of the United States as quick as possible, and he wants to have a table where we could discuss about the price he wants to buy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lange said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-leaders-are-quietly-preparing-to-use-their-trade-bazooka-against-the-us-report\/\" title=\"...ropean Leaders Are Quietly Preparing to Use Their &#039;...&#039; Against the US: Report\">tariff threats violate<\/a> the agreements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Until the threats are over, so there will be no possibility for compromise,&rdquo; Lange said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a speech Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump made clear he is not backing off his intention to acquire Greenland, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/trump-nation-secure-greenland-us-davos-speech\/story?id=129417816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;It&rsquo;s the United States alone that can protect this giant, massive land, this giant piece of ice, develop it and improve it and make it so that it&rsquo;s good for Europe and safe for Europe and good for us,&rdquo;&nbsp;Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s very important that we use that for national and international security. That can create a power that will make it impossible for the bad guys to do anything against the perceived good ones,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&ldquo;We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won&rsquo;t give it. We&rsquo;ve never asked for anything else &hellip; So, they have a choice. 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