The EU plans to deepen its cooperation with Greenland despite US President Donald Trump’s claims of control over the Arctic island, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived on Sunday for a two-day visit.Von der Leyen travelled to the resource-rich island, where a new EU-Greenland declaration is to be signed on Monday. Investment pledges running into the hundreds of millions are also expected.On her arrival, von der Leyen said the visit was about further cementing a unique partnership. “We are family,” she wrote on social media.
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SUN · 2026-09-06 · 18:44 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0906-109784
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EU Commission chief Von der Leyen visits Greenland to sign new partnership deal
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Greenland for two days, arriving on Sunday. The purpose of her visit was to sign a new EU-Greenland declaration on Monday, aiming to deepen cooperation between the two entities.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Greenland for two days, arriving on Sunday. The purpose of her visit was to sign a new EU-Greenland declaration on Monday, aiming to deepen cooperation between the two entities. This initiative proceeds despite recent claims of control over the Arctic island by US President Donald Trump. During her visit, von der Leyen indicated that the declaration would further solidify a unique partnership. The visit is also anticipated to involve investment pledges amounting to hundreds of millions. Von der Leyen described the relationship as being like "family."
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A new EU-Greenland declaration is to be signed on Monday.
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US President Donald Trump has made claims of control over the Arctic island.
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The EU plans to deepen its cooperation with Greenland.
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EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Greenland to sign a new partnership deal.
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Investment pledges running into the hundreds of millions are expected.
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