Only 5% of Greenlanders Prefer the US Over the EU
The poll, conducted amid tensions over Trump’s attempts to annex Greenland, showed that a majority of the population supports greater cooperation with the EU.
Greenlandic authorities, political parties, and citizens have stated that they have “red lines” regarding sovereignty. Photo: EFE.
January 30, 2026 Hour: 10:47 pm
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A poll published in the Danish newspaper The Copenhagen Post revealed that 65% of Greenlanders prefer strengthening cooperation with the European Union (EU) over the United States, amid tensions between the Arctic island and the US over Washington’s attempts to annex this autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Only 5% of Greenlanders favored greater cooperation with the United States if they had to choose between the EU and the US, while 29% remained undecided, according to the study.
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The survey was conducted between January 22 and 29 in various locations across Greenland. During that period, tensions peaked between Greenland, Denmark, other EU nations, and the White House after Trump stated that, for national security reasons, he was considering using force to seize control of the Arctic island.
Later, during the Davos Economic Forum, the US president reached a preliminary agreement with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to strengthen security in Greenland and renounced the use of force to seize the territory, part of the Kingdom of Denmark, a NATO member, and announced a framework agreement on the island’s future.
However, Greenland’s Minister of Enterprise, Trade, Mineral Resources, Justice, and Gender Equality, Naaja Nathanielsen, denied the existence of a “framework agreement” this Friday.
“There is no framework agreement. First and foremost, we need to begin a dialogue between the Kingdom of Denmark, on the one hand, and the US government, on the other.” “At the moment, we haven’t heard anything concrete about the topics the Americans would like to discuss,” Nathanielsen told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, adding that while open to dialogue, Greenland has its own “red lines” regarding sovereignty.
Greenland, historically a Danish colony until 1953, made significant progress toward self-government by gaining autonomy in 2009. Since then, the Arctic territory has exercised the right to make independent decisions on domestic policy, while Denmark retains jurisdiction over defense and foreign affairs.
Author: HGV
Source: Agencias
