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Emergency European Council for Greenland - 'We Must Defend Ourselves'

Published January 19, 2026, 05:05
Emergency European Council for Greenland - 'We Must Defend Ourselves'

The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, emphasized that the EU is united in defending the principles of international law and territorial integrity, referring to the tensions regarding Greenland. The EU supports Denmark and Greenland and believes that tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and the EU-US trade agreement. Costa stated that the EU is ready to defend itself “against any form of coercion” and announced the convening of an emergency meeting of the European Council on January 22nd to strengthen coordination.