EU unveils a plan to boost its presence in the Arctic
Summary
The European Union has unveiled a plan to boost its presence in the Arctic as global warming and security threats reshape the region, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News and the LA Times reported on Tuesday 20 October. Fortune reported that the EU wants more icebreakers, stronger surveillance and protected undersea cables as competition for Arctic resources intensifies, writing that Trump's threats to take Greenland, and Russia's growing military, are pushing the EU to expand its Arctic presence. According to the LA Times, the EU move comes after threats from President Trump to take control of Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, and after Trump left Iceland uneasy by posting a map with the colors of the American flag over both islands.
Latest: The European Union unveiled a plan to boost its presence in the Arctic as global warming and security threats reshape the region, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News and the LA Times reported, Fortune saying the EU wants more icebreakers, stronger surveillance and protected undersea cables, and the LA Times that the move comes after Trump's threats to take control of Greenland and after Trump left Iceland uneasy by posting a map with the colors of the American flag over both islands.
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How it unfolded
Tuesday 20 October
The European Union unveiled a plan to boost its presence in the Arctic as global warming and security threats reshape the region, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News and the LA Times reported, Fortune saying the EU wants more icebreakers, stronger surveillance and protected undersea cables, and the LA Times that the move comes after Trump's threats to take control of Greenland and after Trump left Iceland uneasy by posting a map with the colors of the American flag over both islands.
- 12:07FortuneTrump’s threats to take Greenland, and Russia’s growing military, are pushing the EU to expand its Arctic presence
- 10:56LA TimesEU unveils a new Arctic push as global warming and security threats reshape the region
- 10:00ABC NewsEU unveils a new Arctic push as global warming and security threats reshape the region
- 09:29The Philadelphia InquirerEU unveils a new Arctic push as global warming and security threats reshape the region