EU Parliament Eyes Tying US Trade Deal Approval to Greenland (1)

The European Parliament is considering linking approval of a massive US trade deal to Donald Trump backing down from his threats to take over Greenland, putting further strain on an agreement already facing opposition.

“It is clear that national sovereignty of any country needs to be respected by all partners of the trade deal,” said Bernd Lange, the long-time chair of Parliament’s trade committee who is helping oversee the discussion, in an interview with Bloomberg.

EU lawmakers are on the cusp of finalizing the trade pact, which the US president struck with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ...