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Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

On 6 and 7 September 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, went to Nuuk to meet with leaders from the Kingdom of Denmark, including Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenlandic Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, Danish Prime Minister, and Beinir Johannesen, Faroese Prime Minister. This official visit was marked by the signing of a joint EU–Greenland declaration and the announcement of a €200 million funding package under the Global Gateway strategy. These substantial investments are aimed at the energy transition, local infrastructure and securing supply chains for critical raw materials, reaffirming Europe’s strategic foothold in the Arctic in the face of foreign geopolitical influences.
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ID P-070390
Date 06/09/2026
Photos 73
Category Report
Tags European Commission - visits made EU relations with Member States Denmark See more
Personalities Ursula von der Leyen Beinir Johannesen Jens-Frederik Nielsen See more
Location Nuuk
Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Mette Frederiksen, and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, 5th and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, 6th (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Ursula von der Leyen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Ursula von der Leyen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Ursula von der Leyen and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Ursula von der Leyen and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Ursula von der Leyen and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Mette Frederiksen, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Mette Frederiksen, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Mette Frederiksen, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, 3rd and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, 4th (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Mette Frederiksen, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, on the left

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, on the left

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, 3rd and Mette Frederiksen, 4th (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, 3rd and Mette Frederiksen, 4th (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Mette Frederiksen and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, 2nd from the left

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, 2nd from the left

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Mette Frederiksen, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Ursula von der Leyen, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Ursula von der Leyen, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Ursula von der Leyen, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Mette Frederiksen, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Three Greenland flags flying in front of a red building

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

The old port in Nuuk Saava

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Colorful houses with Sermitsiaq mountain in the background

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Colorful houses at the old port in Nuuk Saava

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Nuuk Cathedral and city view

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Panoramic view of Nuuk and Sermitsiaq mountain

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Coastal view of Nuuk with an iceberg

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Colorful houses with Sermitsiaq mountain in the background

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Royal Danish Navy sailors in ceremonial uniform

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

A Danish Navy ship in the port of Nuuk

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

An iceberg in the Nuuk fjord

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jozef Sikela, European Commissioner for International Partnerships

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, 2nd from the left

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Geodesic radomes housing satellite dish antennas at the Tusass ground station in Nuuk

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, 2nd, Ursula von der Leyen, 3rd, and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, 4th (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Geodesic radomes housing satellite dish antennas at the Tusass ground station in Nuuk

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Mette Frederiksen and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Group photo with Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Mette Frederiksen and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, 2nd, Mette Frederiksen, 3rd and Ursula von der Leyen, 4th (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Signed agreement panel for the launch of the Enhanced Satellite Connectivity project for Greenland

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Signed agreement panel for the launch of the Enhanced Satellite Connectivity project for Greenland

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Geodesic radomes housing satellite dish antennas at the Tusass ground station in Nuuk

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Handshake between Beinir Johannesen and Ursula von der Leyen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, 1st, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, 2nd, Jozef Sikela, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, 6th and Ursula von der Leyen, 7th (from the right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen, 3rd, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, 4th, Jozef Sikela, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, 7th and Ursula von der Leyen, 8th (from the right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jyrki Katainen, Special Adviser on EU-Arctic Relations, and Jozef Síkela, European Commissioner for International Partnerships (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Mette Frederiksen

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Jens-Frederik Nielsen

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen

Visit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Greenland

Ursula von der Leyen, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and Mette Frederiksen (from left to right)

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