US EditionGreenland’s leader thanks the EU and urges the bloc to invest in his island
Greenland holds 24 of the EU's 34 critical minerals and seeks stronger cooperation to boost economic development amid geopolitical pressures and US interest.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg, saying Greenland needs the European Union and the European Union needs Greenland.
- Because Greenland holds critical minerals, the European Union recently opened an office in Nuuk in March 2024 and signed a Memorandum of Understanding in November 2023.
- He urged the 27-nation bloc to invest in Greenland's mineral resources, hydropower potential, telecommunications networks and two regional airports.
- The European Commission has proposed doubling funding to Greenland from 225 to 530 million, with Dan Jørgensen and MEPs visiting in recent weeks.
- With sovereignty at stake, Nielsen noted Greenland's critical minerals could shift global security, while Denmark and Greenland rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's acquisition offers.
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For the first time, a Greenlandic prime minister addressed the European Parliament on Wednesday. Since US President Trump's threats to annex the island, Greenland has been seeking closer ties with the European Union.
Greenland, which is experiencing months of tension over the expansionist appetite of US President Donald Trump, is approaching the European Union. Greenland’s Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, defended this Wednesday in the European Parliament to strengthen collaboration with the Community club, to sign new energy and essential mineral projects and to deepen the relationship with the Community club. Greenland, an autonomous territory belong…
Nielsen was the first Greenlandic head of government to speak in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Most recently, the US President had raised property claims on the island.
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