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Greenland Deepens EU Ties in Rebuff to Trump’s Bid for Influence
People watch next to a EU flag as Emmanuel Macron visits, in Nuuk, Greenland, in June.
Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images
Greenland is seeking closer ties with the European Union after getting more financial support from the bloc, a rebuke to US President Donald Trump’s ambition to woo the Arctic territory.
The island, which is part of the Danish kingdom but not a member of the EU, wants to “expand and strengthen” its partnership with Brussels, Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Thursday.