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Trump still wants Greenland. "We have to have it", he insists.
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Trump still wants Greenland. "We have to have it", he insists.

23 December 2025
Donald Trump still wants Greenland. "We have to have it", the US president insists. He has sparked a fresh row with Denmark after appointing a special envoy to Greenland.   In response to a question from the BBC about the new role of Jeff Landry, the Republican governor of Louisiana, Trump said the US needed Greenland for "national protection" and that "we have to have it". Trump specifically mentioned Chinese and Russian ships as potential threats in the nearby seas. Greenland, home to about 57,000 people, has had extensive self-government since 1979, though defence and foreign policy remain in Danish hands. While most Greenlanders favour eventual independence from Denmark, opinion polls show overwhelming opposition to becoming part of the US. (click the image to read the full story).

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European Parliament focuses on the human rights dimension of the unresolved conflicts in Eastern Partnership area
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European Parliament focuses on the human rights dimension of the unresolved conflicts in Eastern Partnership area

12 December 2016
In her opening remarks the co-Chair of Euronest, MEP Heidi Hautala pointed out that in five out of the six Eastern Partnership countries there were unresolved conflicts that were taking a toll on the countries and their people. MPs from Armenia and Azerbaijan participated in the part of the discussion which covered the Karabakh conflict.
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Armenian, Azerbaijani and EU experts discuss confidence-building and peace-keeping in Brussels
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Armenian, Azerbaijani and EU experts discuss confidence-building and peace-keeping in Brussels

8 December 2016
LINKS (Dialogue, Analysis and Research) and the European Policy Centre hosted the Brussels meeting in the framework of the EPNK programme. Participants discussed issues related to peacekeeping and confidence-building in the context of Karabakh conflict and conflict settlement process
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Opinion: On visa liberalisation, the EU risks discrediting itself in Georgia and beyond
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Opinion: On visa liberalisation, the EU risks discrediting itself in Georgia and beyond

2 December 2016
"The delays may seem justified and reasonable from the perspective of different stakeholders in Brussels, but in Georgia, and in the wider region, they are seen as unnecessary procrastination. Urgent action is necessary before more harm is done, and the political leadership of the EU needs to rise to the occasion, on a matter which is in their competence, and in their ability, to resolve."
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