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Von der Leyen: Only Greenland and Denmark Should Decide Greenland’s Future

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

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

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  • Ursula von der Leyen said Greenland’s future must be decided by Greenlanders and Danes, rejecting any outside role in determining the territory’s status.
  • She cited territorial integrity, sovereignty and the inviolability of borders as core principles of international law.
  • Von der Leyen announced a €200 million EU partnership package focused on communications infrastructure, clean energy and critical raw materials.

“Greenland’s future must be decided by the people of Greenland and Denmark, and nobody else,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the end of a two-day visit to Nuuk.

Speaking at a news conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, von der Leyen invoked territorial integrity, sovereignty and the inviolability of borders as fundamental principles of international law.

Greenland’s future must be decided by the people of Greenland and Denmark, and nobody else.

· Ursula von der LeyenThe European Commission president stated who should determine Greenland’s future during a news conference in Nuuk.

Her remarks followed US President Donald Trump’s earlier assertion that Washington needed control of Greenland for national security reasons. Trump ultimately rejected the possibility of annexing the territory by force, the article said.

Territorial integrity, sovereignty, the inviolability of borders are fundamental principles of international law.

· Ursula von der LeyenVon der Leyen cited international-law principles while discussing Greenland’s status.

Von der Leyen also announced a new EU-Greenland partnership package. It will prioritize communications infrastructure, clean energy and critical raw materials, with €200 million in new investment for Greenland this year and next.

The package supplements a doubling of the EU’s direct support for Greenland and is intended to back specific projects. One project would strengthen the island’s satellite capacity and improve internet access in northern and eastern Greenland.

This is €200 million in new investment for Greenland this year and next.

· Ursula von der LeyenShe described the scale of the EU’s new partnership package for Greenland.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. 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.

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