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European Commmission President Ursula von der Leyen has informed the World Economic Forum in Davos that the world is altering and referred to as for Europe to adapt accordingly.

During her speech, von der Leyen additionally addressed points like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, financial upheaval and the appearance of synthetic intelligence (AI).

She confessed, whereas concluding the speech with a concentrate on Greenland, that “when I started preparing for this address, security in the high north was not the main theme.”

But von der Leyen mentioned it could be a “mistake” for the Trump administration to attempt to impose recent tariffs on the EU in gentle of its designs on Greenland.

“The European Union and the United States have agreed to a trade deal last July. And in politics as in business — a deal is a deal. And when friends shake hands, it must mean something,” she mentioned.

Von der Leyen mentioned any EU response to US stress could be “unflinching, united and proportional.”

She additionally sought to focus on that Europe was “fully committed” to safety within the Arctic area, saying “we share the objectives of the United States in this regard.”

“For instance, our EU member, Finland, one of the newest NATO members, is selling its first icebreakers to the United States. And this shows that we have capabilities in the ice, so to speak,” she mentioned, referring to an space of naval growth the place the US has fallen far behind the fleets of Russia and China in recent times, as local weather change seems set to render Arctic waters extra navigable.

Von der Leyen really useful that an icebreaker constructing program be one of many issues funded by the European protection spending surge.