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atreides1

(16,476 posts)
7. Really?
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 02:09 PM
Jan 17

Greenland isn't a member of the EU. Greenland left in 1985, following a referendum in 1982 with 53% voting for withdrawal after a dispute over fishing rights. The Greenland Treaty formalized their exit.

In March 2015, the President of the EU Commission, the Prime Minister of Denmark and the Greenland Premier signed 'an umbrella' framework document outlining EU-Greenland relations, a "Joint Declaration on relations between the European Union, on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, on the other". By this document, the EU confirms its long lasting links with Greenland and reiterates the geostrategic importance of Greenland for the EU

In 2024 an opinion poll found that 60 percent of Greenland's population would vote in favor of re-joining the EU, an increase from 2021 where only 40 percent were in favor.

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Just curious, does Greenland have universal healthcare? SouthernCal_Dem Jan 17 #1
I said they'd be an independent country... why would they adopt American Gov't policies? WarGamer Jan 17 #4
"I said they'd be an independent country" SouthernCal_Dem Jan 17 #6
Yes, but... Bonx Jan 17 #19
If Greenland doesn't like being a colony of Denmark they sure won't like being a colony of the US. Ocelot II Jan 17 #2
Clearly an independent Greenland will have a number of suitors. WarGamer Jan 17 #3
True ck4829 Jan 17 #5
Really? atreides1 Jan 17 #7
Denmark is... WarGamer Jan 17 #8
Thank you for the clarification BannonsLiver Jan 17 #10
More backdoor pro Trump nonsense. Kingofalldems Jan 17 #9
On brand BannonsLiver Jan 17 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Jan 17 #12
And then the obligatory response followed by self delete. Kingofalldems Jan 17 #13
I'm not surprised BannonsLiver Jan 17 #14
hmmmm WarGamer Jan 17 #17
Is that the sound a Tesla makes before it cooks off? BannonsLiver Jan 17 #18
Greenland isn't in the Denmark fan club DeepWinter Jan 17 #15
Wouldn't it be Danish rule? BannonsLiver Jan 17 #16
The referendum in question would establish a sovereign country. WarGamer Jan 17 #21
So will the US pick up the tab to subsidize Greenland's government and public services? thucythucy Jan 17 #20
Spare me this malaise Jan 17 #22
Greenland wants independence... WarGamer Jan 17 #23
Iceland *is* independent. Has been for a long time. Ocelot II Jan 21 #26
Just an innocent typo... don't always have to pounce, my friend. WarGamer Jan 21 #27
Get thee to Latest Trump BS ck4829 Jan 21 #24
Huh? WarGamer Jan 21 #25
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