EU Unfreezes US Trade Deal After Trump’s Greenland U-Turn (1)

Feb. 4, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC

The European Parliament has agreed to restart the ratification process of a frozen trade deal with the US after President Donald Trump walked back his threats to seize Greenland.

EU lawmakers on the trade committee made the move on Wednesday, rescheduling a canceled committee vote to adopt the European Union’s trade pact with the US, which was struck last summer but never fully implemented. The vote could take place on Feb. 24, committee chair Bernd Lange said on X.

The decision does not guarantee easy passage for the free-trade agreement. There are still prominent EU lawmakers expressing skepticism. If the ...

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