"The EU's full engagement in the Arctic is a geopolitical necessity," Virginijus Sinkevičius, commissioner for the environment, said on Wednesday (13 October) when the European Commission presented its updated Arctic strategy.
For the first time, the strategy included a chapter on security policy, signalling the region's growing geopolitical significance.
"Natural balance has been lost due to climate change, and political competition is growing," he said, reminding press this was...
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