A query of Greenland independence | EUROtoday

This Tuesday, Greenland chooses a brand new parliament, and shortly earlier than that it has develop into very clear what it’s about. Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte B. Eggede opposed the American president. “We deserve to be treated with respect, and I don’t think the US President has done this recently,” mentioned Eggede in an interview that the Danish radio broadcast on Monday. Donald Trump is “unpredictable” and unsettled folks.

Trump, in flip, revealed a submit on his “Truth Social” platform on Monday night time with regards to the upcoming alternative. “We are ready to invest billions of dollars to create new jobs and make them rich,” he wrote. If the Greenlanders wished, “we warmly welcome you to become part of the greatest nation in the world”.

Greenland is large, round 4 occasions as massive as France, however solely round 56,000 folks reside on the island. Only round 43,000 of them are entitled to vote. In this regard, the parliamentary election is sort of a smaller native election this Tuesday. But their results might be critical. For the nation itself, for Denmark, but in addition for Europe as an entire.

Greenland is a largely autonomous a part of the Danish kingdom. There have been independence efforts on the island for a very long time, and the previous colonial energy is handled unfairly. Scandals such because the pressured institution of spirals to contraception in hundreds of Greenland women and girls contributed to this. Oil into the hearth, Trump’s son Donald Jr. gave a go to to the Greenland capital Nuuk in January by accusing Denmark of racism.

Trump, in flip, didn’t even rule out army and financial measures towards Denmark. America wants the island for its and for worldwide safety, he affirmed. And earlier than the congress, Trump not too long ago gave himself assured: He thinks that America would get Greenland. “We will get it on one way or another.”

With his method, Trump has overthrew Denmark right into a deep overseas coverage disaster. It was hit chilly from his assault, which coincides with an elevated tribute to Greenland. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is now attempting to avoid wasting what’s potential. She repeatedly insured the Greenlanders, solely she decided the way forward for her nation alone. But in Copenhagen it’s doubted that Greenland might be held.

Your personal independence was the central subject within the Greenland election marketing campaign. All events represented within the parliament are for this, apart from the center-right social gathering Atassut, which helps whereabouts within the kingdom. But a lot of the different events don’t need independence in any respect prices. There has been a flip to America on the island for a very long time. Greenland is geographically a part of the American continent, many youngsters converse English higher than Danish. But they do not essentially need to develop into Americans due to this, and the American stress now ensured that many individuals gone to the USA. “Greenland belongs to us. We will neither be Americans nor Danes, ”mentioned Eggede repeatedly.

Six events compete within the election, solely the Naleraq social gathering helps a fast coordination of independence and a speedy method to the USA. Trump greeted Trump Jr. in Nuuk in January, and a member of the social gathering had traveled to the United States, the place he met with Republican MPs who introduced a “Make Greenland Great Again Act” into the House of Representatives.

It is open to what extent Naleraq will profit from the anti -Danic course. There was solely a survey within the election marketing campaign, during which solely round 500 folks had been interviewed. The Naleraq protest social gathering noticed it strengthened, however solely round 16 %.

It can be unclear to what extent potential makes an attempt at manipulation have an effect on the election consequence, of which the Danish secret providers warned on the finish of February. These mentioned that within the election marketing campaign, profiles had been pretend in social networks and quotes from Greenland politicians had been torn out of context. In addition, American consideration for Greenland results in the unfold of misinformations by “politicians, opinion makers and influential people from the USA”.

It is predicted that Eggedes Left Party Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), which is at present forming a coalition with the Social Democratic Party, is once more the strongest drive, additionally as a result of the stress from outdoors may improve the encouragement for the federal government course. The two coalition events additionally try for Greenland’s independence, however solely when the precise financial and political circumstances are given. Eggede now goals to type essentially the most widespread, strong coalition authorities within the occasion of an election victory.

If independence from Denmark is then determined, a referendum is initially obligatory. After that, Denmark must negotiate what the collaboration may seem like after the break up. So far there was no clear technique of any social gathering. How the island ought to ever be by itself legs is open. Copenhagen nonetheless transfers round 530 million euros yearly to Greenland, which corresponds to about half of the Greenland state finances. In addition, the inhabitants decreases, many Greenlanders are weak. It is assumed in Copenhagen that Greenland can develop into unbiased of Denmark, however then inevitably riveted in dependence on America.

Of all issues, the 77 -year -old activist and politician Aqqaluk Lynge, who has fought for Greenland’s independence all his life, is now dedicated to rising reference to Denmark. In order to outlive, Greenland should now “approach Denmark as far as possible”, Lynge not too long ago instructed the newspaper “Politics”.

Lynge as soon as based the IA, the social gathering of Prime Minister Eggede. In his view, the chance of a takeover of Greenland by the United States could be very actual. “If Greenland and Denmark do not move very closely together in this game, Trump will come and get us.” Trump was behind Greenland’s wealth. “As a people, we don’t exist for him.”