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The EU now has an office in Greenland

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Published: March 18th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland: On march 15, 2024, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, traveled to Greenland and met with Múte Bourup Eged
Together with Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen inaugurated Europe’s official presence in Greenland in Nuuk.

The EU has had an office in Nuuk, Greenland, since March 15. It is Europe’s official presence in Greenland and the wider Arctic region. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, together with Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede, signed two cooperation agreements with a total volume of almost €94 million in the presence of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. With the Global Gateway agreements „we will invest in clean energy, critical raw materials and skills in Greenland,“ said von der Leyen.

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