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

Floating ice in front of residential buildings in Nuuk, Greenland on Feb. 4. — Floating ice in front of residential buildings in Nuuk, Greenland on Feb. 4.
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By Jorge Valero

February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM UTC

Updated on

February 4, 2026 at 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.