Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BRUSSELS (AP) -- Threats from the White House over Greenland have sparked outrage and a flurry of diplomatic activity across Europe, as leaders consider possible countermeasures, including retaliatory tariffs and the first-ever use of the European Union's anti-coercion instrument.

The EU has already approved retaliatory tariffs on €93 billion of US products but suspended their implementation, and can allow the countermeasures to be reintroduced if Trump moves forward with his threat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. European Union ambassadors reached a broad agreement on Jan.