A “worrying period”: the Greenlanders “concerned” by Trump’s statements, said a minister

“We are experiencing a worrying period,” the Greenland Minister of Commerce and Justice, Danish autonomous territory coveted by the United States and Donald Trump on Monday, on Monday.

For Naaja Nathanielsen, the Greenlanders are “worried and concerned” by the different outings of Donald Trump who wants to see the Arctic Island attached to the United States without specifying the nature of this attachment.

Greenland “open to business”

Finally, “if it is expansionism, we are a democracy, we are allies and we ask our allies to respect our institutions,” she says. Greenland is not for sale, has insisted on its Prime Minister, Mute Egede several times, but it is “open to business”.

The immense island, in search of greater sovereignty towards Copenhagen, which controls its foreign and security policy, its currency and its defense, has a “good dialogue” with the supervisory power, added The Minister.

“We really have the feeling of being in the same boat as Denmark”, that Mr. Trump threatened with high customs duties if he did not act at his request, even if it is not legally Denmark but in Greenland to determine its future.

In addition to its strategic location, Greenland, which seeks to obtain its independence from Denmark, has large mining and unusual oil reserves, but their access promises to be complicated.

The question of independence

The American inclinations have relaunched the debate on the independence of the territory, the independence Pele Broberg qualifying his relationship with Denmark “forced marriage”. The question will be at the heart of the campaign for the next local elections which must be held at the latest on April 6.

Very financially dependent on subsidies paid by Denmark, and the European Union, Greenland seeks to diversify its economy.

“We cannot depend on a single industry, we need a strong fishing sector, but there is also mining, tourism and green energy,” said Naaja Nathanielse. “Independence is not limited to economic figures, it also depends on the level of social protection that we are targeting,” she insisted.