From his ambitions to acquire Greenland to his retracted (for now) threats of tariffs on European countries that oppose him, President Donald Trump continues to alienate the EU’s member states. But they’re aligned on one thing: The continent needs to be ready to stand on its own, and fast.

On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura and Bloomberg Brussels bureau chief Suzanne Lynch recap the outcomes of an emergency summit of EU leaders last Thursday, the toolkit at their disposal to push back and the routes ahead for Europe in a shifting world order.

Read more: Shellshocked EU Rethinks US Relationship After Trump Threat

Further listening: Trump Takes Europe to the Brink on Greenland

Hosted by David Gura; Produced by David Fox; Reported by Suzanne Lynch; Edited by Aaron Edwards.

Fact-checking by Eleanor Harrison-Dengate; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

From his ambitions to acquire Greenland to his retracted (for now) threats of tariffs on European countries that oppose him, President Donald Trump continues to alienate the EU&rsquo;s member states. But they&rsquo;re aligned on one thing: The continent needs to be ready to stand on its own, and fast.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, host David Gura and Bloomberg Brussels bureau chief Suzanne Lynch recap the outcomes of an emergency summit of EU leaders last Thursday, the toolkit at their disposal to push back and the routes ahead for Europe in a shifting world order.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/shellshocked-eu-rethinks-us-relationship-after-trump-threat">Shellshocked EU Rethinks US Relationship After Trump Threat</a>
Further listening: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-take/id1578096201?i=1000746124020">Trump Takes Europe to the Brink on Greenland</a>
Hosted by David Gura; Produced by David Fox; Reported by Suzanne Lynch; Edited by Aaron Edwards.
Fact-checking by Eleanor Harrison-Dengate; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

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 Can Europe Break Up With the US?

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