Bernd Lange

“Given the continued and escalating threats, including tariff threats, against Greenland and Denmark, and their European allies, we have been left with no alternative but to suspend work on the two Turnberry legislative proposals until the US decides to re-engage on a path of cooperation rather than confrontation, and before any further steps are taken.”

“"been left with no alternative but to suspend work"”

“By threatening the territorial integrity and sovereignty of an EU member state and by using tariffs as a coercive instrument, the US is undermining the stability and predictability of EU-US trade relations.”

“The decision was "absolutely irresponsible"”

“The European Parliament Chair of the International Trade Committee, Bernd Lange says this would have been a breach of a crucial trade deal.”

“sovereignty and territorial integrity was at stake.”