WHAT’S TO COME FOR TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC RELATIONS - The inauguration of US President Donald Trump has ushered in new expectations for US policy on international trade and economic policies. Nowhere is this anticipated change felt most apprehensively than in Europe’s capitals, which as a bloc account for the largest trade partner for the United States.

Yet the European Union (EU) has arguably and perhaps mysteriously been spared from the worst of Trump’s threats on tariffs—so far. Then again, the president is considering economic coercion against Denmark, an EU member state, over Greenland. There are also several trade irritants between the United States and the EU which remain likely to reignite tensions potentially at short notice.

Join the Europe Center and GeoEconomics Center for a discussion on transatlantic trade, the risks it faces, and the ongoing case for closer cooperation on regulation and economic statecraft.

This event is part of the Transatlantic Economic Dialogues, an ongoing series of public and private discussions hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Europe and GeoEconomics Centers to promote transatlantic economic cooperation, understand the shifts in philosophies in Washington and across Europe, and inspire collaborative approaches for a new paradigm of geopolitics and geoeconomics.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 02/05/2025