US EditionTrump’s Ambitions in Greenland Push Iceland Closer to the EU
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Trump's threats about Greenland shake Iceland and revive debate about EU membership
The European Union’s reaction to Donald Trump’s claims about Greenland has moved this week between diplomatic caution and the defense of basic principles. Asked this Wednesday about whether the Community bloc would be forced to intervene militarily in favor of the island in application of Article 42.7 of the EU Treaty, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen avoided the issue by arguing that “it is not applicable now.” That is true, however, w…
The European Union plans to open a permanent office in Nuuk in 2025 as part of its strengthening of the relationship with Greenland.
Brussels, 15 January 2026 - The repeated statements by Donald Trump on the hypothesis of an American property of Greenland are causing shock waves far beyond the island itself, with the pressure now pouring on neighbouring Iceland and pushing it closer to the European Union. Washington's renewed interest in Greenland, an autonomous territory that is part of Denmark, a Member State of the European Union, has reopened strategic faults throughout t…
President Donald Trump's statements about the American "acquisition" of Greenland have caused geopolitical shockwaves not only in Copenhagen but throughout the North Atlantic region. The ripple effect has now reached Iceland, where the debate is for the first time pushing the issue of joining the European Union not on economic grounds but explicitly on security policy grounds. EU accession may be getting closer, as more people now support it tha…
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