European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declared that the sovereignty of Greenland is “non-negotiable” during her address on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Despite Greenland not being a member of the European Union — having left the prior European Community in 1985 to become an Overseas Country and Territory (OCT) with connections through its Colonial master Denmark — EU chief Von der Leyen made the topic of the Arctic island a key piece in her speech in the Swiss Alps.
The German politician said that the bloc’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs or potential military action in Greenland will be “unflinching, united and proportional.”
“First principle, full solidarity with Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
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