EventIn early July 2026 President Donald Trump announced he would seize Greenland from Denmark, prompting European heads of state—including France’s Emmanuel Macron—to convene an emergency meeting at the European Council headquarters (nicknamed “The Space Egg”) without phones for candid discussion. Macron warned the trans‑Atlantic alliance could not be reversed and Europe was drawing a line.
European heads of state met in Brussels without phones after President Trump threatened to take Greenland from Denmark; France’s Emmanuel Macron warned that the trans‑Atlantic alliance would not be reversible.
French troops have been deployed to Greenland alongside Danish special forces in response to a U.S. threat to seize the territory, prompting an emergency European Council meeting that reaffirmed Europe’s intent to reduce reliance on American security.