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“Greenland Needs the EU, and the EU Needs Greenland”
Stands with Greenland The Greenlandic head of government was welcomed into the legislative assembly with the following statements from Metsola: "With Greenland as a strategic partner, we are working side by side to strengthen stability across the...
Denmark summons US diplomat over Greenland 'interference'
Denmark summons US diplomat over Greenland 'interference' By Camille BAS-WOHLERT Copenhagen (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Denmark summoned the US charge d'affaires on Wednesday after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, a Danish autonomous...
Greenland’s PM ready to ‘move with EU’ amid US annexation scare
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the island is committed to Europe but ruled out that it is “closing the door” on future cooperation with other countries – including Trump. “You have stood by us, as a friend and a partner. We...
Greenland Seeks Closer EU Ties Despite Trump’s Annexation Threats
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has called for stronger cooperation with the European Union, despite recent threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over potential annexation of the Arctic territory. Delivering the first-ever...
Greenland’s leader calls EU trusted friend
Greenland's leader on Wednesday thanked the European Union for being “a trusted friend” and urged the 27-nation bloc to invest in his country's mineral resources, renewable energy, airports and internet services. In a speech to the European...
Greenland, Prime Minister Nielsen addresses EU Parliament: “The Union is a loyal friend”
From the correspondent in Strasbourg – From the far north to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Jens-Frederik Nielsen, 34, Prime Minister of Greenland. The first time addressing the European institutions for a Greenlandic politician is a...
Greenland’s leader urges EU to invest in island’s infrastructure
Greenland’s leader has thanked the European Union for being “a trusted friend” and urged the 27-nation bloc to invest in his country’s mineral resources, renewable energy, airports and internet services. In a speech to the European Parliament,...
Greenland is not seeking to join the EU and will not be part of the US, PM Nielsen tells Euronews
Published on 08/10/2025 - 16:28 GMT+2 Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen addressed the European Parliament for the first time ever on Wednesday and announced that the territory is not seeking to join the European Union and is...
Greenland’s PM calls for closer EU ties on strategic minerals
By Reuters October 8, 2025 69 Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen delivers a speech during a session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Greenland‘s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has said his government is ready to...
Greenland's leader hails EU as trusted friend and urges investment in its minerals
BRUSSELS — Greenland’s leader on Wednesday thanked the European Union for being “a trusted friend” and urged the 27-nation bloc to invest in his country’s mineral resources, renewable energy, airports and internet services. In a speech to the...
Greenland's leader hails European Union as trusted friend and urges investment in its minerals
BRUSSELS – Greenland’s leader on Wednesday thanked the European Union for being “a trusted friend” and urged the 27-nation bloc to invest in his country’s mineral resources, renewable energy, airports and internet services. In a speech to the...
Scientists Warn About the ‘Greenlandification’ of Antarctica
As recently as the 1990s, when the Greenland Ice Sheet and the rest of the Arctic region were measurably thawing under the climatic blowtorch of human-caused global warming, most of Antarctica’s vast ice cap still seemed securely frozen. But not...
Climate change in the Arctic: How melting ice is causing Greenland to ‘shrink’
Published on 16/10/2025 - 8:00 GMT+2 As climate change hits the Arctic with accelerating speed, Greenland is “shrinking” in size. New research from DTU Space, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, says the Danish territory...
Greenland Prime Minister describes ‘eventful if not dramatic year’ amid Trump threats
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Greenland’s PM looks to boost EU ties despite Trump threats
Calling the EU “a steadfast friend … during challenging times we are going through right now,” Nielsen talked up the island’s vast reserves of rare earths and critical minerals, which he said have the potential to “shift global and security...
Will the Trump administration attempt to annex Greenland, Canada, or somewhere else? A prominent historian’s take
Donald J. Trump, the president of the United States of America, has been expressing a desire to annex the territory of other countries—including that of some allies, such as Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. (He has also repeatedly...
Greenland's leader thanks the EU and urges the bloc to invest in his island
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Dispatches from Greenland, Part Two: Nuuk
Greenland is too vast to take in all at once. Yet a few days in Nuuk—the island’s compact, curious capital, just a four-hour flight from Newark—offer a surprisingly complete portrait. Nuuk changes like the weather that shapes it: by turns wild and...
Eutelsat + Tusass expand strategic partnership to bring resilient LEO connectivity to Greenland
Tusass, Greenland’s national provider of telecommunications services, has signed a strategic. multi-year agreement to bring Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO connectivity to Greenland—this expanded partnership will enable the delivery of secure and resilient...
NASA uncovers abandoned military base with dark secret under Greenland's ice
Matt Jackson Trendswatch Content Editor 09:49, 15 Oct 2025 A NASA scientist discovered far more than expected whilst probing deep beneath Greenland's ice sheet. Chad Greene was trying to locate the ice bed when he stumbled upon a US Army base...