EU plans first undersea cable link to Greenland, bypassing US
Pan-Arctic Cable could extend to Canada and Asia as part of new Arctic strategy
The European Union plans to create the first subsea internet cable directly connecting Europe to Greenland, a project that could eventually extend to Canada and link with Japan and South Korea while notably bypassing the United States. The Pan-Arctic Cable is described as an EU flagship project in a European Commission joint communication published on October 20, 2026, that outlines a new European strategy for the Arctic.