{"id":682527,"date":"2026-01-08T15:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/682527\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:57:09","slug":"europe-discusses-response-to-us-threat-on-greenland-eus-kallas-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/682527\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe discusses response to US threat on Greenland, EU&#8217;s Kallas says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) &#8211; The EU has discussed what a European response would look like if the U.S. threat on acquiring Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, is real, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The messages that we hear regarding Greenland are extremely concerning,&#8221; Kallas told reporters at a press briefing with Egypt&#8217;s Foreign Affairs minister Badr Abdelatty in Cairo.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> Sign up  <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe-discusses-response-us-threat-greenland-eus-kallas-says-2026-01-08\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Fworld%2Feurope-discusses-response-us-threat-greenland-eus-kallas-says-2026-01-08%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump remains committed to the NATO alliance even as he and his national security team are holding active discussions <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/white-house-says-greenland-purchase-is-an-active-discussion-trump-is-committed-2026-01-07\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about a U.S. purchase of Greenland<\/a>, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"SignOff\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__extra_small__8Buss body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__extra_small_body__Bfz20 sign-off-module__text__LQAMP\">Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Body\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__element__5eCce article-body-module__trust-badge__5mS3f\">Our Standards: <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thomsonreuters.com\/en\/about-us\/trust-principles.html\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__medium__2Rl30 text-module__small__sph8i link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\">The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reutersagency.com\/en\/licensereuterscontent\/?utm_medium=rcom-article-media&amp;utm_campaign=rcom-rcp-lead\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"button-module__link__A3sD0 button-module__secondary__70gBu button-module__round__QDFgq button-module__w_auto__Sem-F\" data-testid=\"LicenceContentButton\" rel=\"noopener\">Purchase Licensing Rights<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) &#8211; 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