Is Greenland a state of Denmark?
Greenland is not an independent sovereign state; it is an autonomous, self-governing country within the constitutional Kingdom (Realm) of Denmark, exercising control over most domestic affairs while D...
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Greenland is not an independent sovereign state; it is an autonomous, self-governing country within the constitutional Kingdom (Realm) of Denmark, exercising control over most domestic affairs while D...
Greenland’s legal path to independence is spelled out primarily in the 2009 Greenland Self-Government Act: a Greenlandic decision in favour of independence would trigger negotiations with Denmark, req...
Greenland’s corporate landscape is anchored by a handful of large, visible players in fishing, air transport and public administration — notably Royal Greenland, Naalakkersuisut and Air Greenland — wh...
on Self-Government transferred substantial domestic powers—legislative, executive and many judicial competences—in enumerated fields to Greenland’s institutions and gave Greenland control over its sub...
’s move from colony to a high degree of autonomy unfolded through a series of legal statutes, referendums and negotiated transfers of authority — most importantly the 1979 and the 2009 — each building...
Greenland’s 2025 property law sharply narrows who may acquire real estate or land‑use rights: in principle only persons and companies from Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Denmark (i.e., Danish citize...
The 2009 Act on Greenland Self‑Government (the Self‑Government Act) contains an explicit revenue‑sharing and subsidy‑reduction mechanism: Denmark’s fixed annual block grant (set at DKK ~3.44 billion i...
The 2009 Act on Greenland Self‑Government transfers primary authority over land, subsurface and mineral resources to Greenland’s own authorities—granting legislative and executive powers to Inatsisart...