EU seeks to reassure a Trump-rattled Greenland with promise of a new partnership and investment

… <p>"Greenland's future is for the people of Greenland and Denmark to decide. No one else," von der Leyen said. "Territorial integrity, sovereignty, the inviolability of borders. These are fundamental principles of international law."</p> <h2>EU promises money for Greenland's development</h2> <p>Funds are also earmarked for better housing, support to small businesses and sustainable tourism. Von der Leyen also said that she wants to double EU budget support to Greenland to around half a billion euros ($580 million) from 2028.</p> <p>"Greenland can count on the EU," she said, after signing an EU-Greenland declaration with Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.</p> <p>Nielsen described the 27-nation EU as "a loyal and trusted friend," notably at a time when the island faces "new challenges that we cannot tackle alone."</p> …