How the EU’s anti-coercion weapon could be deployed against the U.S.
BRUSSELS — Pressure is mounting on the European Union to deploy its new anti-coercion instrument after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs of up to 25% on several European countries in a standoff over Greenland, a Danish territory.
Trump on Saturday vowed levies against EU members Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden — as well as non-members the United Kingdom and Norway — unless Greenland is ceded to the United States. The threat stunned European officials and immediately triggered calls…