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By Lorne Cook And Sam Mcneil BRUSSELS (AP) \u2014 European Union leaders on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to drop his tariff threats over Greenland but expressed reservations about getting involved in his Board of Peace project. After chairing an emergency summit called to reassess troubled ties with the Trump administration, EU Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa underlined that the leaders believe \u201cit\u2019s very important to preserve and cherish our transatlantic partnership.\u201d Striking a measured tone after days of high rhetoric over Trump\u2019s threats to annex Greenland, Costa said the priority must now be to put in place the EU-U.S. trade deal agreed last July. \u201cThe goal remains the effective stability of the trade relations,\u201d he told reporters. That said, Costa did affirm that the 27-nation trading bloc \u201cwill… <\/p>\n

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By Lorne Cook And Sam Mcneil BRUSSELS (AP) \u2014 European Union leaders on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to drop his tariff threats over Greenland but expressed reservations about getting involved in his Board of Peace project. After chairing an emergency summit called to reassess troubled ties with the Trump administration, EU Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa underlined that the leaders believe \u201cit\u2019s very important to preserve and cherish our transatlantic partnership.\u201d Striking a measured tone after days of high rhetoric over Trump\u2019s threats to annex Greenland, Costa said the priority must now be to put in place the EU-U.S. trade deal agreed last July. \u201cThe goal remains the effective stability of the trade relations,\u201d he told reporters. That said, Costa did affirm that the 27-nation trading bloc \u201cwill... <\/p>\n

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