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Greenland pushes EU for more investment amid rising US and Chinese interest
euronews (in English)
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05/02/2025
Greenland's national debate about independence will consider negotiating better terms in its relationship with Denmark and securing more significant investment from the EU.
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The revival of U.S. President Donald Trump's demand to acquire Greenland has cast a light
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on long-standing difficult relations between Copenhagen and Nuuk, as well as reignited
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calls for independence.
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It's also laid bare the country's importance as a semi-autonomous Danish state loaded with
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critical minerals, a highly lucrative fishing industry, and a vital Arctic location.
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Melina Abelson is chair of Greenland's largest company, Royal Greenland.
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It's a state-owned fishing company representing over 95% of Greenland's exports.
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She says Greenland will work with other countries based on equal footing.
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I think the Greenlanders are also very worried.
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The news poll just came out that also said that no one really wants to be bought by the
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U.S.
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I mean, the whole abrupt way of coming forward and saying that I want to buy Greenland, it's
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like we're not for sale, we're not playing Monopoly here in this world.
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Actually, we are a people living in here, living in Greenland.
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So I think the whole way of talking about that is just not the way we would like to
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talk with an allied partner.
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Elections are due to take place in April, where the future of Greenland as an independent
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state will no doubt take center stage.
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However, what's not clear is exactly what independence means and whether the EU is to
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be invited to play a significant role in Greenland's future.
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A delegation from the Renew Group in the European Parliament met with members of the
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government as well as private and public industries and academics.
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They say Europe will stand by Greenland and respect its citizens' future aspirations.
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I do understand the desire to have more autonomy, but I also want to make clear that even Denmark,
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even France, even Germany, no country nowadays can really talk about, you know, we can do
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everything on our own.
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We need to stick together.
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I wouldn't say that Denmark has been letting Greenland down, but probably we have not paid
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enough attention and at least I do recognize the fact that, you know, being more eye to
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eye in the way that we talk together, I do think there's something there to be worked
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on.
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Both the government here in Greenland and the EU are treading carefully when it comes
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to Trump's demands.
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They realize that America's overtures to resource-rich Greenland is spurring on the independence
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movement.
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Moreover, they're deeply concerned that an ally is threatening to take over territory.
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Shona Murray, Euronews, Nuuk, Greenland.
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