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EU announces major investment in Greenland: ‘Greenland can count on the EU’

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Press release Official statement New plan
  • The European Union announced a €200 million investment in Greenland, equivalent to nearly 1.5 billion Danish kroner.
  • The European Commission said the EU and Greenland would strengthen their partnership and cooperation across several areas, including critical raw materials.
  • Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Greenland would decide its own future.

The European Union and Greenland are strengthening their partnership, with the EU announcing a €200 million investment in Greenland. The sum equals nearly 1.5 billion Danish kroner.

The European Commission said the cooperation would deepen across several areas, including critical raw materials. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also said that Greenland’s future was for Greenland to decide.

Greenland can count on the EU.

· Ursula von der LeyenThe European Commission president underscored the EU’s support for Greenland.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.