Although Donald Trump’s apparent step back on Greenland helped to defuse tensions during last night’s extraordinary Summit of European leaders in Brussels, this does not mean that there is no longer a tangible breach of trust toward Washington.

With Donald Trump dominating the World Economic Forum in Davos and issuing new threats against Europe, more and more European leaders are leaving the Swiss resort and preparing for tonight’s emergency summit in Brussels (20:00 Greek time). Of course, the new data that emerges is Trump’s meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the announcement of an agreement on the status of Greenland that will leave both the US and its Alliance countries satisfied.

An appeal for “reason and dialogue to prevail so that we avoid the worst in EU–US relations” was made on Tuesday morning by Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his customary monthly meeting with the President of the Republic, Konstantinos Tasoulas.