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European industry has hit back at Donald Trump's ludicrous demands" to hand over Greenland or face a trade war.

A fresh round of tariffs on European exports would cost Germany and Europe dearly, the president of the German auto industry association has said, as she called for a smart" response coordinated by Brussels.