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Well yes but actually no: > As Greenland is one of the Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union, citizens of Greenland are European Union citi
by moffkalast 2y ago
Well yes but actually no:
> As Greenland is one of the Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union, citizens of Greenland are European Union citizens.
> In 1985, Greenland left the European Economic Community (EEC), unlike Denmark, which remains a member. The EEC later became the European Union (EU, renamed and expanded in scope in 1992). Greenland retains some ties through its associated relationship with the EU. However, EU law largely does not apply to Greenland except in the area of trade. Greenland is designated as a member of the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) and is thus officially not a part of the European Union, though Greenland can and does receive support from the European Development Fund, Multiannual Financial Framework, European Investment Bank and EU Programmes.
Similar to French and other oversees territories, they can move to and work in the EU, but other EU citizens can't do the reverse. Don't have to follow the laws, yet get funding regardless. Pretty sweet deal.
- delfinom 2y agoTo be fair, Greenland basically has its own version of Native Americans, complete with a history of Europeans trying to genocide them. There's historical context why EU citizens can't freely flood into Greenland lol One of the issues they had with the EEC was basically European fishing fleets coming over and decimating their fishing stocks and thus food supplies and jobs.
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- infocleaner 2y agoAn utterly strange comparison. The current Inuits are no more "native" than the Norse settlers, and in fact arrived later than the Scandinavians. Comparing the treatment of Greenlanders in any way to "genocide" is terrible. A "misguided" Western intervention, perhaps, but mostly at the wish of the Greenlandic heads.
- inglor_cz 2y agoIt is even possible, though far from certain, that the ancestors of current Inuit exterminated the Norse settlers in the 15th century. History rarely walks the paths prescribed by modern ideologues.
- cess11 2y agoSome norse dropping by in the 10th century means Norway is right to give away an island with an inuit population to Denmark in 1814 or whatever? Forcing contraceptives and massacres are common methods of genocide, and while it's unlikely we'll find evidence of genocidal intent the danish has acted very much like a typical colonial power.
- infocleaner 2y ago> Norway is right to give away an island with an inuit population to Denmark in 1814 or whatever? not only do you lack knowledge of North American history, you do not know the relationship between Norway and Denmark. Would you say the same thing about Iceland, because they are not Brown?
- cess11 2y agoFill me in, little buddy. Teach me all about it.
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