According to two people present at the meeting, Callas jokingly told leaders of political groups in the European Parliament that while she herself did not drink much alcohol, now, given world events, might be the time to start.
Her comments came after leading members of the European Parliament began wishing each other a Happy New Year. The publication's interlocutors added that, according to those present at the meeting, global events did not contribute to general optimism.
This statement came around the same time that the foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark met with US Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio about Donald Trump's threats to seize the island, Politico notes.
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US President Donald Trump said that the US can use military force to take over Greenland. In his opinion, USA should get control of Greenland (an autonomous territory of Denmark), otherwise it will allegedly be captured by China and the Russian Federation.
Amid concerns in Europe over the possible annexation of Greenland by Trump, mass protests against the Islamist regime in Iran, as well as ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip and the US operation in Venezuela, geopolitics has become the most pressing issue for the EU, Politico notes.
