Summary
Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede renewed calls for independence from Denmark in his New Year speech, citing the need to overcome colonial legacies and reshape Greenland’s future.
Egede highlighted dissatisfaction with historical Danish policies, including forced birth control in the 20th century, and noted Greenland’s self-governance since 2009 allows for an independence vote.
While most of Greenland’s 57,000 residents support independence, debates persist over its economic impact due to reliance on Danish aid and fishing.
Greenland’s government rejected U.S. offers to purchase the island, asserting it is “not for sale.”
stay in the EU?
Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but not of the EU. They would either have to separately apply for EU membership or ask the Kingdom to do something about it.
Surely leaving the EU at the same time would be suicide
But the EU has made it pretty clear that anyone who becomes independent will have to reapply (which takes decade).
After pressure from Spain via Catalonia and France via Corsica (they want to dissuade separatist movements).
Oh damn, I was not aware of that. That sucks
Not really. You can’t create a new country and expect to instantly gain EU membership.
Is there not an EU citizenship? If all the people of your “new” country are already EU citizens, I wouldn’t expect there to be as many hoops
No, there isn’t. You’re citizen of an EU member country, not of the EU.
So what does the EU mean by citizenship here?