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Greenland and EU expand cooperation on critical raw materials

From Berlingske · () Danish

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

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  • Greenland, Denmark and the European Union signed a declaration expanding cooperation on critical raw materials, energy and digital communications.
  • The European Union will invest 200 million euros in Greenland to support the partnership’s goals.
  • Ursula von der Leyen announced the package at a joint news conference in Nuuk with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

The European Union is putting 200 million euros behind a new partnership with Greenland, as Brussels, Copenhagen and Nuuk broaden cooperation on critical raw materials, energy and digital communications.

The three sides signed a joint declaration on Monday. The investment is intended to support the objectives set out in the partnership package, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Greenland can count on the EU. That was my message during my last visit.

· Ursula von der LeyenThe European Commission president described the EU’s continuing support for Greenland.

Von der Leyen announced the agreement at a joint news conference in Nuuk with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s head of government, Jens-Frederik Nielsen. She presented the package as the concrete result of closer cooperation between the EU and Greenland.

“Greenland can count on the EU. That was my message during my last visit,” von der Leyen said. “Today I am back to present the concrete results of our close cooperation: a new partnership package between the EU and Greenland worth 200 million euros.”

Today I am back to present the concrete results of our close cooperation: a new partnership package between the EU and Greenland worth 200 million euros.

· Ursula von der LeyenVon der Leyen announced the investment and partnership package at a news conference in Nuuk.
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