Greenland and the Faroe Islands seek to gain more powers in the field of foreign policy, and the new Danish government views such an initiative positively, UNN reports, citing DR.
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated that the government aims to modernize cooperation with the autonomous territories and is ready to consider new formats of interaction.
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I am glad that we have presented a government program in which it is absolutely necessary that we strive for strong and equal cooperation with the Faroe Islands and Greenland. When we dare to take new paths, it strengthens cooperation between our countries
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen supported Copenhagen's intention to review approaches to relations with the autonomies.
The status quo is not an option, and now there appear to be signs of renewal in the Danish government's program
At the same time, the current Danish Constitution and the Greenland Self-Government Act stipulate that foreign policy and security issues fall under the competence of the Danish government. Experts believe that the authorities may try to expand the powers of the autonomies through a new interpretation of legislation or a Supreme Court decision, without amending the Constitution itself.
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