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The EU reinforces its presence in Greenland with 200 million euros in the face of Trump's threats

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces new investment package and joint political declaration with Greenland and Denmark to consolidate cooperation in the Arctic

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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced in Nuuk a new investment package of 200 million euros for Greenland and the signing of a joint political declaration with the autonomous territory and Denmark, in response to Donald Trump's growing interest in the Arctic island and to reinforce the European presence in the Arctic in the face of regional competition.

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The EU had already allocated 225 million euros to Greenland for the period 2021-2027 and seeks to increase that support to around 530 million euros for the 2028-2034 budget framework, at a time of growing international competition in the Arctic for melting ice and access to natural resources.

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The European Union strengthens its ties with Greenland after Donald Trump's new threats to take over the large Arctic island. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced this Monday in Nuuk a new investment package of 200 million euros and the signing of a new political declaration with the autonomous territory part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Brussels thus seeks to strengthen the European presence in the Arctic at a time of growing regional competition.

“Greenland is a strategic ally and a trusted friend,” said the head of the Community Executive during a press conference in Nuuk together with the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, and the head of the Greenlandic Government, Jens-Frederik Nielsen. Von der Leyen's two-day visit, which joins other trips in recent months by other senior European officials, comes shortly after Iceland's referendum refusal to restart negotiations to join the EU and fresh hints from the US president that he will take over the island.

In early August, Trump posted on his social media an image of himself carefully observing the Arctic island with the caption “Hello Greenland.” The Republican tycoon has been coveting the island for some time, an idea that both Denmark and the Government of Greenland reject.

Brussels has avoided presenting the new package as a response to Washington, but has once again stressed that it must be the Greenlanders and the Danes who decide the future of the enormous and strategic Arctic island.

The EU will disburse the new package of funds between 2026 and 2027 on digital connectivity, renewable energy and critical raw materials projects. The EU, Greenland and Denmark have also signed a joint declaration to expand their cooperation on essential minerals, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and protection of essential infrastructure. The aim is to consolidate a stronger EU economic and political presence in the Arctic.

The area is one of the places where “the tectonic plates of geopolitics collide,” Von der Leyen acknowledged this Monday. The European Commission is finalizing a new strategy for the Arctic that, according to the German conservative, will be presented this fall, at a time when melting ice, access to natural resources and growing rivalry between powers are raising the strategic importance of the region.

The new package announced by Von der Leyen in Nuuk represents an increase in European support for Greenland. The EU, which wants to appear as a reliable partner for the island, had already allocated 225 million euros to the territory for the period 2021-2027 and the Commission has proposed raising that figure to around 530 million euros for the 2028-2034 budgetary framework.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • The European Commission will present its new Arctic strategy this autumn.

    Very likely · Within months

  • The EU will progressively increase its funding to Greenland in the coming years.

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • How will the United States respond to the increased European presence in Greenland?
  • What specific projects will be financed with the announced €200 million?
  • When will the European Commission's new Arctic strategy be officially presented?
  • How will this initiative affect relations between the EU and other Arctic actors such as Russia and Canada?

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This article was originally published by El País Internacional.

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