# EU chief von der Leyen heads to Greenland in show of support for the island

https://mins.news/en/item/47398

- euronews, 2026-09-06 14:21 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/06/eu-chief-von-der-leyen-heads-to-greenland-in-show-of-support-for-the-island

> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is heading to Greenland in a gesture of EU support for the island. At this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, she said the bloc was pursuing a “massive European investment surge” in Greenland to strengthen Arctic security.

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