Trump suffers Greenland blow after EU pledge €200m support plan for island
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pledged €200m in support to Greenland for climate change, education, and infrastructure.
- The enhanced EU package follows repeated demands from US President Donald Trump to take control of the island for security reasons.
- Von der Leyen emphasised that Greenland’s sovereignty must be respected, stating its future is solely for the people of Greenland and Denmark to decide.
- Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen praised the EU’s unfailing support amidst transatlantic strain.
- The visit coincided with 400 troops from 11 NATO nations beginning military exercises in Greenland without US participation.
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