Greenland’s foreign minister has suggested the European Union could develop its coveted mineral resources amid threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to seize the island.
With its vast caches of rare earths and strategic location in the Arctic, Greenland — a self-ruling Danish territory with a population of around 60,000 — has became an increasingly important geopolitical player whose global profile has been elevated by Trump’s aggressive overtures.
Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt told POLITICO in an exclusive interview during a diplomatic trip to Brussels that she wanted to deepen “bilateral” ties with the EU and singled out Greenland’s precious minerals as an area to join forces.
“They get some fish from us, and on the other side we have a free market, we can export to the EU without any extra costs,” she said. “But today, we want to expand our cooperation based on not only fisheries, we want to expand our cooperation on our critical minerals and energy.
