Sources: Ursula von der Leyen plans trip to Greenland

Sources tell media that the President of the European Commission will visit Greenland in March and announce a support package.

The image is from last week's Munich Security Conference, where the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, gave a speech. According to Bloomberg's sources, she plans to visit Greenland in March.
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The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, plans to visit Greenland.

This is reported by unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter, writes the media Bloomberg late Wednesday evening.

According to the media, the visit will take place in March. The sources say that the details of the visit, including the exact dates, are still being finalized.

During the visit, Von der Leyen will announce a support package for Greenland, Bloomberg's sources say.

The sources say that other officials will also participate in the visit, but it is not immediately clear who they are.

The report about a visit has not been officially confirmed. A spokesperson for the European Commission declined to comment on the matter to Bloomberg.

The Reuters news agency writes that it has not been able to immediately verify the report.

Greenland has been the subject of massive international attention at the beginning of the year. Here, US President Donald Trump reiterated several times that he wanted ownership of the island.

At the same time, Trump has also cast doubt on Denmark's ability to protect the island against Russian and Chinese interests.

At the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland in January, Trump made an agreement with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that NATO should increase security in the Arctic.

In a speech to the European Parliament in January, Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU was working on a package to strengthen security in the Arctic.

The first step consists of sharply increasing European investments in Greenland to support the local economy and infrastructure, it was said.

Point two is that the EU will work with the US and all other partners on strengthened security in the Arctic, von der Leyen said.

She has also visited Greenland before. In March 2024, she inaugurated an EU office in the Greenlandic capital, Nuuk.

Greenland is currently being visited by King Frederik, who is scheduled to return home on Friday.