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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola addressed growing pressure from the United States on Denmark and Greenland during the opening of Parliament’s plenary session on Monday. Metsola said measures threatened by the US administration would not improve security in the Arctic and warned against questioning the sovereignty of Greenland and Denmark. She stressed that transatlantic and Arctic security can be achieved through cooperation, without destabilising actions that risk escalating tensions in the region.

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00:00The European Union supports Denmark and the people of Greenland and we do so united in our resolve.
00:30Now dear colleagues, the last days have also seen increased pressure on Denmark and Greenland.
00:55We will debate this later this week but it is important to say this.
01:01The European Union supports Denmark and the people of Greenland and we do so united in our resolve.
03:05We understand the need for Europe to take on more responsibility when it comes to defence
03:11and security, including doing more to protect the Arctic.
03:15And we have boosted defence measures and spending as a result.
03:19But we know that transatlantic and Arctic security can be achieved without the destabilising
03:27impact of calling Greenland and Denmark's sovereignty into question, or through measures
03:33like tariffs.
03:34We know that every serious global issue we must address is better faced when Europe
03:42and the United States act in sync with each other, each in our own way, with our disagreements,
03:50but guided and anchored in the values, freedoms and principles that will always define our
03:58relationship, that offers stability.
04:01Europe will always be open to continue to discuss in a spirit of mutual respect.
04:08Now, I know that some will mistake our way of calm, restraint and dialogue for weakness.
04:15They are wrong.
04:17It is the opposite.
04:18We are Europe.
04:20And we will always stand up for our way.
04:23We will always stand up for our way, rationally, confidently and deliberately.
04:30And we will make no apologies for that.
04:59You Roll for advice.
05:04You're welcome.
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