Greenland calls for inclusion in Nordic cooperation during discussions in Nuuk

Greenland needs to be included in Nordic cooperation, even at the highest political levels, according to Bryndís Haraldsdóttir, President of the Nordic Council, who is currently in Nuuk.

Accompanying her are Oddný G. Harðardóttir, the Deputy President of the Nordic Council, and Kristina Háfoss, the Council’s Secretary General.

Sweden did not send invitations to Greenland, Åland, and the Faroe Islands during the Nordic Prime Ministers’ meeting in Stockholm this past May. The decision came from the Swedish Prime Minister, not the Nordic Council.

Mute B. Egede, Greenland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, expressed dissatisfaction, stating that he would have preferred if the Swedish Prime Minister had invited all eight Nordic countries. Bryndís Haraldsdóttir echoed this sentiment during her recent visit to the Faroe Islands, emphasizing that both the Faroe Islands and Greenland should be part of the Nordic Council.

To grant the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland independent membership in the Nordic Council, the Helsinki Agreement, which serves as the Council’s constitution, must be amended. A proposal to change this agreement is currently in progress.

This proposal will be discussed at the Nordic Council’s annual session in Reykjavík in October. If the proposal is approved there, it will then be forwarded to the Nordic Ministerial Council, which holds the final decision-making authority.