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04-01-2025, 12:32 PM
Greenland's Prime Minister Egede spoke out in unusually clear terms in favor of independence from Denmark.
In Greenland, calls for the self-governing island to become independent from the Kingdom of Denmark are growing louder.
"It is time for us to take a step ourselves and shape our future," said the head of government of the former Danish colony, Mute Egede, in his New Year's address.
This also applies to who Greenland will work closely with and who its trading partners will be.
US President-elect Donald Trump had signaled interest in "owning and controlling" the huge island in the Arctic - similar to what he did in 2019 .
Greenland, with its population of around 57,000, is of great strategic importance to the US, which maintains an air base there with an early warning system for ballistic missiles.
Greenland's capital, Nuuk, is closer to New York than to Copenhagen.
Greenland is due to hold parliamentary elections by April 6. "It is the Greenlandic people who must decide whether Greenland should take the next steps towards becoming an independent country."
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa...p-100.html
In Greenland, calls for the self-governing island to become independent from the Kingdom of Denmark are growing louder.
"It is time for us to take a step ourselves and shape our future," said the head of government of the former Danish colony, Mute Egede, in his New Year's address.
This also applies to who Greenland will work closely with and who its trading partners will be.
US President-elect Donald Trump had signaled interest in "owning and controlling" the huge island in the Arctic - similar to what he did in 2019 .
Greenland, with its population of around 57,000, is of great strategic importance to the US, which maintains an air base there with an early warning system for ballistic missiles.
Greenland's capital, Nuuk, is closer to New York than to Copenhagen.
Greenland is due to hold parliamentary elections by April 6. "It is the Greenlandic people who must decide whether Greenland should take the next steps towards becoming an independent country."
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa...p-100.html
