In Brussels on January 27, the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas clarified that the European Union is not engaging in negotiations concerning Greenland in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestions of purchasing the island for security reasons.
Kallas informed reporters after an EU foreign ministers' meeting, stating, "We are not negotiating on Greenland. Of course we are supporting our member state, Denmark, and its autonomous region, Greenland, but we shouldn't engage in speculative discussions because that is not the current reality."
Both Greenland and Denmark have affirmed that the Arctic island is not for sale, with Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede emphasizing that the island's people should determine their own future.