The timing could not have been better. On Thursday, October 2, following his invitation to Copenhagen for the European Political Community summit, Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen met with the president of the European Commission. On X, Ursula von der Leyen said that the European Union wanted to "deepen [its] cooperation" with the Danish autonomous territory. Meanwhile, in Nuuk, MPs from the Inatsisartut, Greenland's parliament, debated the EU's relationship with the island, which is home to 56,000 residents.

The topic was added to the agenda by Justus Hansen of the center-right Demokraatit party, which is led by the prime minister and considered the most pro-European of Greenland's political formations. In his motion, Hansen proposed creating a commission of inquiry to assess the advantages and disadvantages of joining the EU. After a lengthy debate, during which the security of the archipelago was widely discussed, as was the rise of the far right in Europe – which has raised concerns among Greenlanders – lawmakers decided to continue the discussion in committee.

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