Ursula Von Der Leyen will visit Greenland soon not sure whether this will be February or March 2024..
However it is worthwhile keeping the focus on Kvanefjeld and the arbitration process....
The whole situation is sort of becoming ridiculous with all this toing and froing the lates from the bottom of the barrel on proving able to pay costs etc if awarded. They could avoid all this if Naaja Nathanielsen did as she said she would do: Sit down with the company and discuss a way forward... as we know this never happened..
The parties need to sit down and make some collaboration and compromise. This would save a lot of money on both sides and turn things around where there is a big upside...Naaja has already made some comments about looking and going through paperwork at how ETM/GML have justified the cost profits or benefits etc and benefits of the project to the community.
Further the visit of Ursula von leyen could and should bring things to the forefront and thing may help move move things forward...
It is a well known fact the supply Greenland Government for the last 15 to 20 years have made promises to the population to deliver on the economy and develop a mining industry...
SO FAR THEY HAVE FAILED ON ALL COUNTS TO DELIVER ANYTHING....ETM/GML signed and joined the EU critical Minerals Alliance they have also had meeting with Ursula Von Leyen
The soon to happen Ursula visit has one purpose which I have listed below in releases:
Supply and development of Critical supply CHAINS of rare Earths...European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu › commission › presscorner › detail
European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu › commission › presscorner › detail
30 Nov 2023 — Following the signature of the MoU, the EU and Greenland will jointly develop a roadmap with concrete actions to put the Strategic Partnership ...
extract:The EU needs to secure a sustainable supply of raw materials, especially critical raw materials, as an essential prerequisite for delivering on green and clean energy objectives. As part of the action plan for Critical Raw Materials[1] and the Critical Raw Materials Act[2] the EU commits to develop strategic international partnerships and associated funding with resource-rich countries such as Greenland to secure a diversified and sustainable supply of critical raw materials.
Speech by President von der Leyen - European Commission
European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu › detail › speech_23_3574
extract:
To guarantee supply, we're co-developing this facility with a rare earth mine in Greenland. And this is another first: It is Europe's first mine-to-magnet supply chain.
European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu › detail › speech_23_3574
28 June 2023 — Speech by President von der Leyen at the launch event of the Just Transition Fund project for the production of rare earths magnets in Estonia, ...
"It aint over till the fat lady sings"
"Go Thor"
(20min delay)
