🇪🇺The EU announced a €200 million Greenland investment plan for 2026–2027, covering connectivity, hydropower, critical raw materials, and other sectors.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the €200 million investment plan while visiting Nuuk on September 7. She also signed a joint declaration with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen concerning EU–Greenland relations.

The infrastructure components include improvements to satellite and fiber-optic cable connectivity, alongside support for hydropower and critical raw materials. The Commission’s reported timetable covers investment support during 2026 and 2027, rather than completed infrastructure expenditure.

The package also covers education, fisheries, housing improvements, sustainable tourism, small businesses, and youth exchanges. Greenland’s prime minister separately described the declaration as encompassing infrastructure, connectivity, maritime management, and civil preparedness.

The €200 million is the overall package, not a dedicated allocation to communications or energy alone. The supplied reports do not provide sector-by-sector budgets, generating-capacity figures, cable specifications, or a data-center project commitment.