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2026-09-08 Europe

EU chief unveils $232M Greenland package as tensions heighten with Trump claims

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Posted by Frank G 2026-09-08 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [249 views ] Top

1 With a 2022 population of 56,283 that works out to $4,122 for every man, woman and child.

Posted by Dopey Photch2701 2026-09-08 06:16|| 2026-09-08 06:16|| Front Page Top

2 11 EU members push to curb foreign policy vetoes as bloc weighs wider reform

Posted by Skidmark 2026-09-08 09:54|| 2026-09-08 09:54|| Front Page Top

3 With a 2022 population of 56,283 that works out to $4,122 for every man, woman and child.

Yeah, but nobody believes for a minute that every man, woman and child will get a fair share of it. That money will be used to grease the palms of an elite few.

I might add I'm a bit skeptical about hydroelectric power on Greenland. I don't understand how it will ever work unless von der Leyen is assuming that global warming will melt all those glaciers. But then, von der Leyen has a history of making dubious assumptions.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-09-08 13:12|| 2026-09-08 13:12|| Front Page Top

4 I read the lead as
Wretched European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

Brains are funny things.

Posted by SteveS 2026-09-08 14:52|| 2026-09-08 14:52|| Front Page Top

5 Maybe we could introduce her to Gretchen Whitmer.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-09-08 19:15|| 2026-09-08 19:15|| Front Page Top

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