The 1953 Constitution of Denmark integrated Greenland fully into the Danish state, ended its status as a colony and made the people in Greenland citizens of Denmark. As Danish citizens, Greenlanders can live, study and work in Denmark and the European Economic Area .

Jan 30, 2025 · Greenland, the world’s largest island, lying in the North Atlantic Ocean. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) is noted for its vast tundra and immense glaciers. Although Greenland remains part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the island’s home-rule government is responsible for most domestic affairs.

Jan 28, 2025 · Greenland, a gigantic island in the North Atlantic that is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, has taken on strategic importance in recent years as Arctic ice melts, opening up shipping lanes ...

20 hours ago · In that way, we represent both the colonized and the colonizer — Greenland was a colony of Denmark until 1953, and the island gained home rule in 1979. For years, though, the two of us have ...

4 days ago · Greenland, home to 57,000 people, has been an autonomous territory of Denmark since gaining home rule in 1979

3 days ago · Greenland will also be on the agenda at Monday’s E.U. meeting, according to the Danish premier. Greenland is a self-ruling territory in the Danish kingdom, which means policymakers in Nuuk ...

Jan 8, 2025 · The first thing to note is that Greenland is not in fact a part of Denmark, but is one of three territories that form the Danish Kingdom, alongside Denmark itself and the Faroe Islands. Greenland’s current autonomous status took effect in 2009, when Denmark passed a law expanding its independence from Copenhagen.

Jan 10, 2025 · Greenland is the world's largest island and an autonomous Danish dependent territory with self-government and its own parliament. Though a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has...

Greenland is officially the world’s largest island that is not a continent. Home to 56,000 people, Greenland has its own extensive local government, but it is also part of the Realm of Denmark.

Jan 27, 2025 · Greenland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Motzfeldt and Denmark's Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen present a Defense Agreement on the Arctic and North Atlantic in Copenhagen on Monday.