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Foreign relations of Greenland

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This article is about the foreign relations of Greenland. For the foreign relations of sovereign state of the Kingdom of Denmark, see foreign relations of Denmark.

Being part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the foreign relations of Greenland are handled in cooperation with the government of Denmark and the government of Greenland.

Unlike Denmark, Greenland is not part of the European Union (EU). The country its status was changed to an Overseas Country and Territory (OCT) associated with the EU, a dependent territory that has a special relationship with a member state of the EU. However, Greenland remains a full member of the Council of Europe and NATO.

General aspects of diplomatic relations

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Main article: List of diplomatic missions in Greenland

With the Kingdom of Denmark having the responsibility for Greenland's international affairs, other countries often do not have direct diplomatic representation in Greenland—their embassies or consulates in Denmark are responsible for their relations with Greenland and their citizens in Greenland. Greenland is represented internationally by both the Greenland Representations and the embassies and consulates of Denmark. Further Greenland participates in the parliamentary Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers, and organisations as the West Nordic Council and the EU-based Overseas Countries and Territories Association, the latter being former colonies of the EU (dependent countries/territories).

The United States reopened its consulate in Nuuk, closed in 1953, in June 2020.[1]

Diplomatic representations

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Greenland has representative offices in several countries and otherwise is represented by embassies of Denmark worldwide. The Self-Government Act of 2009 allows the government of Greenland to open diplomatic offices, mainly within areas of full jurisdiction of Greenland, this being foreign trade, industry, fisheries, education, science, mining etc. Further Greenlandic diplomates, representing the government of Greenland, participates in areas of shared responsibilities between Denmark and Greenland, this mainly being observed in the defence cooperation between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States. [2]

Current representations

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Representative Office of Greenland in Copenhagen

Planned representations

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Diplomatic missions in Greenland

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See also: List of diplomatic missions in Greenland

Consulates General

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Honorary Consuls

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Disputes

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  • Qaanaaq (formerly Thule) is a sensitive area, due to the forced removal of the local population when establishing the base, handling of removal, compensation of the locals, later incidents aggravated the case.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "U.S. opens consulate in Greenland, months after Trump attempt to buy the territory rejected". National Post. The Telegraph. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  2. ^ a b Kruse, Simon; Mouritzen, Kristian (2019-11-04). "Verdens største ø vil til New York: Grønland lufter nye planer om kontorer i Kina og USA". Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  3. ^ Greenland now represented in China
  4. ^ Kevin McGwin: Greenland names first representative to Iceland, arctictoday.com 28 August 2018.
  5. ^ Kevin McGwin: Greenland's first representative in Iceland is a man for all reasons, arctictoday.com 22 October 2018.
  6. ^ Philip Stephens: Greenland building closer US relations, prime minister says, ft.com 6 March 2014.
  7. ^ Wingate, Sophie (11 June 2020). "US opens a consulate in Greenland, a year after a bid to buy". ArcticToday. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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