US and EU officials converge on Greenland as Denmark stays away

Washington eyes three new military bases in Greenland

Greenland faces a potentially pivotal week as the island hosts a major conference on its future, with EU development chief Jozef Síkela and US Special Envoy Jeff Landry set to attend. The Danish government, meanwhile, will be absent amid stalled coalition talks.

Landry’s participation in the conference was only confirmed on Friday, with an unusually opaque US consulate inauguration the only item on his agenda until then. But after he arrived on Sunday, the embassy announced that he would also meet on Monday with “a wide range of Greenlanders” to discuss “increasing economic opportunities, strengthening personal relationships and increasing understanding between the US and Greenland”.

His trip comes as Washington signals interest in three new potential military bases in Greenland.

US and EU officials converge on Greenland as Denmark stays away | Euractiv

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