(Strasbourg) “2025 has been an eventful, if not dramatic, year for Greenland”. Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Prime Minister of Greenland, an autonomous region of Denmark, addressed the European Parliament today, highlighting the challenges his land and his people face, including the threats to independence from the US of Donald Trump — to which he alluded without mentioning it. “The world is changing and is changing fast”, he said. “Greenland is no stranger to change. Our people, the Greenlandic people, Kalaallit, is a proud people, who have survived and thrived in the harsh conditions of the Arctic for thousands of years”. His speech intertwined history with national pride and highly topical issues — environmental protection, natural resources, economic and political cooperation, energy, hunting and fishing. “We have lived off the land and the ocean, while respecting it and not taking more than was necessary. We have adapted our livelihoods to the climate and learned to recognise and react to the changes in our environment. As we have dealt with these changes, one thing remained constant: the recognition that we need each other to deal with changes”. And he went on to say: “We would not have been able to survive if every member of our people did not contribute and fulfil a specific role. The country of Greenland is built on cooperation and a desire to cooperate based on fundamental values such as equality and respect for one another. We need cooperation and partnerships with like-minded countries and institutions who share our values” to face challenges and changes.