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Arctic basic training programme in Greenland increases
The Danish Ministry of Defense and the Greenlandic government have decided to increase the admission to the Arctic basic training in Greenland from 30 to 50 students starting in the summer of 2026.
"The educational program will provide young people in Greenland with broad basic training which can strengthen the collective Greenlandic preparedness," said Major General Søren Andersen, Chief of the Joint Arctic Command, when the education programme was launched in 2023.
The increase in the number of students is to meet the great interest in the education programme among young Greenlanders, writes the Danish Armed Forces. In 2024, the new education program received 200 applications.
Champions League: Bodø/Glimt vs Inter
Arctic football team Bodø/Glimt is to face FC Internazionale Milano in the next Champions League match.
The football team from Bodø, Northern Norway, reached the Champions League knockout rounds this week after a 2-1 win against Atletico Madrid.
The matches will be played in Bodø on February 18th, and the week after Glimt will face Inter at San Siro in Milan on February 24, the team announces on its web page.
Iceland reach handball semi-final
Iceland have reached the semi-finals of the Men’s European Handball Championship, according to RUV.
The team defeated Slovenia in their final match of the main round at the Men’s European Handball Championship, 31-39.
This week it will become clear whether Iceland finish first or second in the group. That depends on the match between Croatia and Hungary.
If Croatia win, Iceland will finish in second place. If Croatia draw, Iceland still have a chance of first place, but then Sweden must also beat Switzerland.
US Senator Murkowski to Greenland
US Senator for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski (R), is to visit Nuuk, Greenland next week.
That is reported by several media outlets.
Greenlandic parliament member Aaja Chemnitz (IA) has told DR that the visit is to happen on February 6.
Earlier this month, Murkowski visited Copenhagen, Denmark, with several other US lawmakers in midst of US President Trump's continued remarks about the need for control over Greenland.
"It pleases me that my long-standing cooperation with Senator Murkowski can create a framework for dialogue at this time," said Chemnitz in a post on Facebook.
Chemnitz statet that the meeting with the lawmakers in Copenhagen was a result of her dialogue with Senator Murkowski.
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