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EU pledges €200m Greenland deals amid Trump's threats

Published: 03:09 PM,Sep 07,2026 | EDITED : 07:09 PM,Sep 07,2026

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen (C), President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (R) and Greenland's head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L) visit the company Eutelsat Oneweb in Nuuk. — AFP
 
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen (C), President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (R) and Greenland's head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen (L) visit the company Eutelsat Oneweb in Nuuk. — AFP

NUUK: European Commission President Ursula von ​der Leyen unveiled plans on Monday for €200 million ($232 million) of EU investments in Greenland and closer ties with the Danish Arctic territory, which President Donald Trump has insisted should belong to the United States. Von der Leyen arrived in Greenland for a two-day visit serving as a show of support for the governments of Greenland and Denmark, which have strongly rebuffed Trump’s campaign to acquire the world’s largest island.
The head of the 27-nation European Union's executive body said ⁠the EU money would focus on sectors including critical minerals, satellite communications and renewable energy in Greenland, a semi-autonomous part ⁠of the Danish realm. 'The EU stands in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland,' von der Leyen told a news conference. 'We will continue to do so.' Von der Leyen's visit reflects the increasing geopolitical importance of the Arctic to major powers, such as the United States, Russia, China ‌and Europe, as melting ice opens new shipping routes to make ​the region’s mineral wealth more accessible. — Reuters