EU to invest an additional 200 million euros in Greenland

The European Union will invest another 200 million euros in Greenland, targeting energy, raw materials and connectivity projects, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced after a two-day visit to Nuuk.

“We are launching the EU-Greenland partnership together, 200 million euros of new investments for Greenland for this year and next,” von der Leyen said at a news conference in the Greenlandic capital. The new funding will add to the EU’s direct assistance to the autonomous Danish territory.

The investments will focus on connectivity, clean energy and critical raw materials. Planned projects include improving satellite capabilities and expanding internet access in the northern and eastern parts of the island.

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We are launching the EU-Greenland partnership together, 200 million euros of new investments for Greenland for this year and next.

During her visit, von der Leyen also stressed that decisions about Greenland’s future rest with Greenland and Denmark. “We want to make very clear and repeat once again here that Greenland’s future is for Greenlanders and Denmark to decide, and nobody else,” she said.

Von der Leyen met with the heads of the Danish and Greenlandic governments during the visit. The article also notes that Greenland has attracted the interest of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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We want to make very clear and repeat once again here that Greenland’s future is for Greenlanders and Denmark to decide, and nobody else.