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Olaf Scholz says EU can act 'in an hour' if Donald Trump imposes tariffs on bloc
euronews (in English)
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10/02/2025
Speaking in the first TV debate before snap elections later in the month, Scholz said his strategy for dealing with Trump is "clear words and friendly conversations."
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said the European Union can act in an hour if US President
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Donald Trump slaps tariffs on the bloc.
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Speaking in the first TV debate before snap elections later in the month, Scholz said
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his strategy for dealing with Trump is clear words and friendly conversations.
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He pointed to his public statements about respecting borders after Trump said he wouldn't
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rule out the use of military force to take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland.
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He also stressed the importance of European unity and said he and other countries are
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working on proposals to increase NATO's presence in Greenland.
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Trump pitched the idea of taking control of Greenland on the campaign trail last year,
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saying it was important for America's national security.
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He said he could impose financial penalties or even use the military to force Denmark
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to cede the island to the United States.
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Scholz also described Trump's suggestion that the US could take ownership of Gaza, relocate
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its population and redevelop it as a scandal.
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Scholz's main challenger, the Christian Democratic Union's Friedrich Merz, also voiced unease
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about the proposal but suggested there's a lot of rhetoric coming from Washington.
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Merz said the new US president is predictably unpredictable.
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Merz, who was the frontrunner in the 23rd February snap elections, also discussed top
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domestic issues with Scholz such as Germany's struggling economy and migration.
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