Denmark, Greenland Leaders Hold European Talks After US Deal

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen in Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 23.

Photographer: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images

Denmark and Greenland’s leaders are in Berlin and Paris this week to shore up European backing after a framework deal with the US paved the way for negotiations on the Arctic island.

In Berlin, Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen attended the Welt Economic Summit on Tuesday, meeting policymakers and diplomats to discuss the the geopolitical situation. They also spoke with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, according to a spokesperson for the German government.