Bernd Lange

Bernd Lange is the head of the European Parliament's trade committee. He is newsworthy due to his role in the EU's response to recent tensions with the United States, particularly regarding trade relations and Greenland. The European Parliament, under Lange's trade committee leadership, has formally suspended the ratification process of the EU-US trade deal in protest against former US President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on EU exports related to Greenland. This action represents a significant response from the EU to what some leaders have characterized as blackmail. Lange's position and the trade committee's actions are central to the ongoing discussions among EU leaders regarding the evolving and often volatile transatlantic relationship.