- Title: EU must rearm by 2030, EU's von der Leyen says
- Date: 18th March 2025
- Summary: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (MARCH 18, 2025)(REUTERS) EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT, URSULA VON DER LEYEN, WALKING UP TO MICROPHONE WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE)(English) EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT, URSULA VON DER LEYEN, SAYING: “To all the people of Greenland – and of Denmark as a whole – I want to be very clear that Europe will always stand for sovereignty and territorial integrity
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- Keywords: Denmark European Commission Readiness 2030 Royal Danish Military Academy Russia Ukraine Ursula von der Leyen
- Location: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
- City: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
- Country: Denmark
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001977618032025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS WHITE FLASHES
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday (March 18) that Europe must rearm by 2030.
"By 2030, Europe must have a strong European defence posture," she said in a speech at the Royal Danish Military Academy in Copenhagen.
"Readiness 2030 means to have re-armed and developed the capabilities to have credible deterrence,” von der Leyen said, adding: "Readiness 2030 means to have a defence industrial base that is a strategic advantage. But to be '2030 ready', we need to move now".
Von der Leyen also told Greenland and Denmark that the EU would always support sovereignty and territorial integrity, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's designs on the Arctic island.
Trump has repeatedly said that Washington plans to take control of Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark. Authorities in both Greenland and Denmark have repeatedly said the territory is not for sale.
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