Overview

• Macron became the first French president to visit Greenland and was welcomed in Nuuk as a show of European solidarity against US acquisition efforts.
• During talks aboard a Danish frigate, Macron met with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen to discuss regional security and economic cooperation.
• He condemned President Trump’s threats to annex the territory, declaring that Greenland “is not for predation” and reaffirming Danish sovereignty.
• On a glacier and at the EU-funded Buksefjord hydroelectric plant, Macron pledged increased French and EU investment in climate research and sustainable energy projects.
• European officials agreed to accelerate a strategic partnership on Greenland’s rare earth elements and graphite and announced plans to open a French consulate in Nuuk.