‘We are family’: EU chief in Greenland to sign partnership deal

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‘We are family’: EU chief in Greenland to sign partnership deal. (2026, September 6). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3366565/eu-commission-chief-von-der-leyen-visits-greenland-sign-new-partnership-deal?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-06 · by dpa

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Greenland for a two-day visit, where she will sign a new EU-Greenland declaration. She was met by the Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at Nuuk airport. The partnership deal is expected to include investment pledges of hundreds of millions of euros. Von der Leyen emphasized the "unique" partnership between the EU and Greenland, referring to them as "family".
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Story summary

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has signed a partnership deal with Greenland, worth $232 million, to boost economic ties between the EU and the autonomous Danish Arctic territory. The package aims to improve education, fisheries, internet connectivity, hydropower systems, and access to critical raw minerals in Greenland. This move is seen as a counter to US President Donald Trump's repeated claims that the United States should control Greenland for security reasons. Von der Leyen said that Greenland can count on the EU, emphasizing the strength of their partnership. The investment package is part of the EU's increased focus on Greenland, which has been driven by tensions with the US over control of the Arctic region. The deal was signed during a two-day visit to Nuuk, Greenland's capital, where von der Leyen also referred to Greenland as "family" and stated that she wants to make their partnership even stronger.

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Topics

Brussels Danish European Commission Greenland the Kingdom of Denmark

Subjects

Greenland GPE · 3× Von der Leyen PERSON · 3× Danish NORP · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 2× Brussels GPE · 1× European Commission ORG · 1× Nuuk GPE · 1× Ursula von der Leyen PERSON · 1× the European Union ORG · 1× the Kingdom of Denmark GPE · 1×

Narrative

At a brief joint press appearance, Nielsen said von der Leyen’s visit represented a very close friendship, a good partnership and something they wanted to build on further.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-07
2026-09-07 · South China Morning Post
‘We are family’: EU chief in Greenland to sign partnership deal · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 1 hedged)

‘We are family’: EU chief in Greenland to sign partnership deal asserted
chief → sign → deal
Brussels reinforces its support for the autonomous Danish Arctic territory coveted by Donald Trump 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. uncertain
Leyen → reinforce → visit
Von der Leyen travelled to the resource-rich island, where a new EU-Greenland declaration is to be signed on Monday. asserted
declaration → travel → Monday
Investment pledges running into the hundreds of millions are also expected. asserted
pledges → run → millions
On her arrival, von der Leyen said the visit was about further cementing a unique partnership. asserted
visit → say → partnership
“We are family,” she wrote on social media. asserted
she → write → media
Von der Leyen was received at Nuuk airport by Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. asserted
Leyen → receive → Nielsen
At a brief joint press appearance, Nielsen said von der Leyen’s visit represented a very close friendship, a good partnership and something they wanted to build on further. asserted
they → say → friendship
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