EU Unveils $232 Million Greenland Package as 11 NATO States Launch Arctic Drills
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Updated · abcnews.com · Sep 8
EU Unveils $232 Million Greenland Package as 11 NATO States Launch Arctic Drills
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Sep 8
Summary
€200 million ($232 million) in new EU investment was unveiled for Greenland, with Ursula von der Leyen signing a declaration alongside Greenlandic and Danish leaders.
The package targets education, fisheries, internet links, hydropower, critical minerals, housing, small businesses and sustainable tourism, deepening the bloc’s presence in the Arctic.
Trump’s repeated calls for the United States to take control of Greenland pushed the EU to strengthen ties with the semiautonomous Danish territory and triggered sovereignty backlash from Nuuk and Copenhagen.
11 NATO countries began Arctic Shield exercises in Greenland on Monday with about 400 troops, underscoring the wider security strain; no U.S. forces are taking part.