Statement by President Costa on Greenland

My consultations with member states on the latest tensions over Greenland reconfirm our strong commitment to the following:

• Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;

• Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;

• Recognition of the shared transatlantic interest in peace and security in the Arctic, notably working through NATO;

• Shared assessment that tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and are incompatible with the EU-US trade agreement;

• Readiness to defend ourselves against any form of coercion;

• Readiness to continue engaging constructively with the US on all issues of common interest.

Given the significance of recent developments and in order to further coordinate, I have decided to convene an extraordinary meeting of the European Council in the coming days.