European leaders call for emergency summit as tensions with the U.S. rise

By Eleanor Beardsley,

Published January 20, 2026 at 2:49 AM MST

European leaders will meet for an emergency summit Thursday to form an official response to President Trump's pursuit of Greenland and his threat of tariffs for any country that tries to stop him.

Eleanor Beardsley

Eleanor Beardsley began reporting from France for NPR in 2004 as a freelance journalist, following all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. Since then, she has steadily worked her way to becoming an integral part of the NPR Europe reporting team.

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