“For Danes, this is already the eighth Presidency in their past of being in the European Union, so it is simply a immense experience and surely organization continuity”, emphasises Michał Kobosko, Euro MP of Poland 2050 and associate of the Renew Europe Group.
"Denmark has taken a strong Europe in a changing planet as the motto of its Presidency". You could say, "It's a motto like a motto, but it truly reflects the reasoning of the Danes." They want to focus very powerfully on strengthening Europe's competitive position over these six months, peculiarly as regards the economy and safety issues.
The Danish Presidency of the EU Council began on 1 July
One of the key pillars of the Danish Presidency will be Europe's security, both economical and military. It is peculiarly crucial from the Polish position to proceed the policy of strengthening the EU's defence capabilities.
The Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union started on 1 July under the heading "Strong Europe in a Changing World". It is expected to focus, among others, on military safety and green transformation. For both, the issue of independency in access to critical natural materials is important. In this context, Greenland, an autonomous territory dependent on Denmark, rich in natural resources and uncommon earths, is increasingly mentioned. That's why the island was in Donald Trump's field of interest.
Greenland – Denmark's autonomous subsidiary territory is in the interest of the US President
– In the priorities of their Presidency, the Danish wrote that Europe should be able to defend itself by 2030. This is simply a very short position in which very serious investments should be made in our defence capabilities, in our defence manufacture and in its development, in all the infrastructure related to the threat in which we are located as a continent," explains Michał Kobosko. "It is very good that the Danes want to proceed these threads alongside the strict economical threads which are highly crucial to them, and yet next to the geopolitical threads, due to the fact that let us remind you that Denmark is Greenland, which is abruptly in the field of interest of president Trump saying: we, the United States, must take control of Greenland. Of course, the Kingdom of Denmark disagrees, and the full European Union is against it.
The island, which is an autonomous subsidiary of Denmark, is in the interest of the president of the United States due to its strategical importance – not only the location at the intersection of key maritime routes, but besides access to natural and alleged critical natural materials. They are of large economical importance due to the fact that they are used, among others, in battery components and solar panels, in space and defence technologies. Currently, the sources of these natural materials are mainly outside the EU, mainly in parts of Asia and Africa.
Greenland may have as many as 38 natural materials
– There is no geopolitical subject that would rise president Trump and in which there would be no aspect of critical natural materials. erstwhile he talks about Greenland, he means strategical natural materials. erstwhile he spoke to president Zelenski, there was an agreement on minerals in Ukraine. erstwhile he led to the signing of an agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in Africa, there was besides a thread of the natural materials available there. The natural materials present regulation the world, the natural materials will decide who wins in the 21st century – convinces the Euro MP of Poland 2050.
The Geological survey of Denmark and Greenland study indicates that Greenland may have as many as 38 natural materials, including 25 of the EU's 34 key. It has a large untapped possible for critical materials – including uncommon earth metals: graphite, niobium, metals from a group of platinum, molybdenum, tantalum and titanium, which already have or will become crucial for green transformation.
Today the most crucial fear is about access to natural materials
– China has many resources, alleged uncommon earth elements, which depend on our operation, the construction of wind turbines or various types of military installations, equipment, electronics, what is on our mobile phones. Today, the most crucial fight is about access to natural materials – says Michał Kobosko.
