Tag: Jens-Frederik Nielsen
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“Greenland will not be part of the USA” – Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen
Speaking at a joint-press conference with the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said that Greenland will not be part of the US and that if Greenland had to choose, it would choose Denmark and the EU. Both leaders stressed that Greenland’s future can only be decided by the…
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Greenland’s Prime Minister gives a speech at the European Parliament: invites Europeans to buy Greenland’s mineral resources
Greenland’s leader and Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen gave a speech at the European Parliament in a historic first and hailed the strengthening relationship between Greenland and Europe. The Prime Minister said that relations with the EU began four years ago on fisheries but have now expanded into energy, climate change and research. Greenland’s Prime Minister…
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Macron in Greenland: “Greenland is not to be sold, not to be taken.”
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Greenland and was greeted at the airport by Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. He was cheered by onlookers at the airport before taking a trip to the Danish Frigate F363 Niels Juel where the trio of leaders discussed security and the Arctic.  Following…
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New Greenland’s Prime Minister says US takeover won’t happen
In one of his first public statements after being sworn-in as Greenland’s new Prime Minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen said that Greenland is not for sale and will not become part of the United States. In a message written in Danish, Greenland’s Prime Minister wrote that:Â “We should listen when others talk about us. But we should…
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Usha and JD Vance cancel their visit to Greenland’s dog-sled race: Denmark’s Prime Minister’s condemns the trip
Usha and JD Vance have canceled their trip to Greenland’s dogsled race according to Denmark’s public broadcaster. US government officials went door to door in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, asking residents whether they would welcome the Second Lady to Greenland, with most responding, “No”. They will now be limiting their visit to the US Pituffik Space…
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US Vice-President JD Vance to go to Greenland uninvited: says Greenland is being used to threaten the US
US Vice-President JD Vance announced that he will travel to Greenland tomorrow, uninvited, along with his wife, Usha Vance, and the US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who are visiting to watch the national dogsled race. A Danish naval ship is patrolling Greenland’s coast, and a Danish special police unit has also arrived in advance…
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Greenlanders protest President Trump’s threats of taking over Greenland
Yesterday, Greenlanders gathered in front of the US Consulate in the Greenlandic capital of Nuuk to protest against President Trump’s renewed threats of taking over Greenland. President Trump made these comments when sitting next to NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who remain muted on the threats. Incoming Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who recently won the…
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Political parties in Greenland come together to reject President Trump’s statements over US takeover
The major political parties in Greenland issued a joint statement rejecting the statements made by President Trump over a potential US takeover of Greenland during his meeting with NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte. In a collective statement, Greenland’s parties said that they “cannot accept the repeated statements about annexation and control of Greenland. As party…
