While many Greenlanders dream of independence from Denmark, the king remains popular on the island, having spent extended periods there, including a four-month expedition on the ice sheet. Last month, the royal court modified its coat of arms, enlarging a polar bear that symbolises Greenland....
Since 2009 Greenland has held the right to declare independence from Denmark. The population of some 56,000 inhabitants, which relies on significant budget transfers from Copenhagen annually, has so far refrained from doing so. Separately, Mr Trump has also threatened to reasser...
Greenland reserves the right to seek complete independence from Denmark but experts currently expect that such a move is in the distant future. Greenland will need to try on this new role of increased autonomy for a few years before moving to the next step on the road to independence from ...
Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede has called for independence from Denmark, saying in a New Year’s speech that it would be a way for Greenland to free itself from its colonial past. But Egede has also said he has no interest in Greenland becoming part of the United States, insist...
Greenland was governed by Denmark from the early 18th century until it achieved self-governing status in 1979. Since 2009, the territory has had the option to pursue independence through a referendum. Prime Minister Mute Egede of Greenland has advocated for independence from Denmark. The Arctic ...
Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede has called for independence from Denmark, saying in a New Year’s speech that it would be a way for Greenland to free itself from its colonial past. But Egede has also said he has no interest in Greenland...
Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede, who recently has stepped up a push for independence from Denmark, has repeatedly said the island is not for sale and that it is up to its people to decide their future. "While others, including Danes and Americans, are entitled to their opinions, we sh...
The push for Greenland to achieve independence from Denmark — likely to feature strongly in elections this April but still a decent way off because of economic challenges — would only increase the need for an outside security guarantor to help defend the island as well as the need for forei...
The article focuses on the unilateral declaration of independence of Greenland from Denmark under the influence of public international law. It discusses the reasons for unilateral declaration of independence including acknowledgement by international community, right to internal self-determination, and ...
Anchorage (High North News): Greenland is stepping into the next decade, claiming space and more independence. “Our voice should be the most important one. “Nothing about us without us is” a power shift from Denmark,” says Aaja Chemnitz, Member of the Danish Folketing (MP) for Green...