Amid escalating voices against US tariff threats, French President Macron seeks to use EU counter-coercion tools.

French President Macron will request the use of EU anti-coercion tools in response to US President Trump's threat to impose tariffs on European countries over the Greenland issue, and the calls for the EU to take retaliatory measures are increasing. According to a knowledgeable source, Macron has been in contact with leaders of various European countries and will propose the use of the EU's most powerful anti-coercion tool on behalf of France. Macron said on Saturday that the tariff threat is "unacceptable." The source said that Trump's plan to impose tariffs on the Greenland issue has raised questions about the effectiveness of the trade agreement reached between the EU and the US last year. Although the agreement has been partially implemented, it still needs approval from the European Parliament, which may now suspend the approval process. The Social Democratic Party parliamentary group in Germany has called on the European Commission to take swift action and implement "effective countermeasures" against the US. A source revealed that the German government is considering all possible responses to Trump's tariff threats, but has not yet decided on any specific measures. The EU anti-coercion tools have never been used, their original design was to act as a deterrent and respond when necessary to coercive actions deliberately taken by third countries - using trade measures to pressure the EU or its member states' policy choices. These measures may include tariffs, new taxes on technology companies, targeted restrictions on investments in the EU, restrictions on entry into specific sectors of the EU market, or limitations on companies bidding for public contracts in Europe. Macron had previously raised the possibility of using anti-coercion tools last year, but then abandoned the idea as the EU was engaged in prolonged negotiations with the US on tariff issues.