India, Jan. 21 -- European Union lawmakers have agreed to delay ratification of a key trade agreement with the United States after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs against Denmark and other European allies over Greenland, media reports said.

The move by the European Parliament signals growing unease within the 27-nation bloc as it considers how strongly to respond if Washington follows through on its warnings.

Lawmakers had been preparing to vote in the coming weeks on removing tariffs on US industrial goods under the agreement.

"It is an extremely powerful lever. I don't think companies would agree to give up the European market," AFP, quoted Valerie Hayer, president of the centrist Renew Europe group, said, adding that the d...