# EU should take more strategic, proactive role in Arctic, 12 members say

https://mins.news/en/item/57987

- Reuters, 2026-09-14 16:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-should-take-more-strategic-proactive-role-arctic-12-member-states-say-2026-09-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa81fe6a4391a0001265778

> The European Union should play a more strategic and proactive role in the European Arctic, 12 member states said in a joint statement on Monday. The signatories included Germany, France and the Netherlands.

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