The dispute between the United States and Europe over the future of Greenland isn’t the first time the allies have been at loggerheads.

Europe has options, but they are limited and will be difficult to co-ordinate. The 27 members of the European Union, plus Britain, Norway, Iceland and war-torn Ukraine, need a plan they can all live with.

The European Union plans to impose minimum "made in Europe" requirements on public purchases of key green technologies to bolster local industry and cut dependence on Chinese imports, a draft European Commission proposal seen by Reuters showed.

The German and French finance ministers said on Monday European powers would not be blackmailed and there would be a clear and united

America needs Greenland “for the purpose of National Security”, he insisted. The two sides had “agreed to disagree”, Mr Rasmussen said, offering no hint that his government might compromise on the future of Greenland,

Rare photos reveal Europe’s “ghost cat,” the elusive wildcat thought nearly extinct. Rediscovered in 2020, these sightings highlight its survival, importance for science and the urgent need for conservation.

Germans say they want a powerful military and EU nuclear deterrent to replace US hegemony, discomfiting Russia.

In a letter addressed to Catholic bishops across the continent, Archbishop Gintaras Grušas of Vilnius linked this call to prayer with the recent updating of the Charta Oecumenica, the key ecumenical charter for cooperation and unity among Christian churches in Europe, formally signed in Rome on Nov. 5, 2025.