Greenland Treaty
The Greenland Treaty of March 13, 1984 ended the application of the European Treaties to the territory of Greenland and established special relationships between Greenland and the European Economic Community , following the model of the regulations applicable to overseas territories , which were transferred to the European Community in 1993 .
background
When Denmark joined the European Economic Community in 1973 , Greenland automatically became a member as part of the kingdom, whereby in the corresponding Danish referendum on October 2, 1972, only 3905 Greenlanders voted for membership, while 9386 voted against. This exacerbated the tensions that had existed since the early 1960s and the demand for self-government, which Greenland was able to achieve in 1979 in the form of an autonomous nation within the Kingdom of Denmark with its own parliament and government. The continued membership in the European Economic Community meant that European deep-sea fleets could fish in Greenland's waters and European corporations were able to search for mineral resources in Greenland. In contrast, a popular movement developed with the aim of ending membership in the European Economic Community.
On February 23, 1982, a referendum took place in Greenland on remaining in the European Economic Community, as a result of which it was decided to leave the EC. This took effect when the Greenland Treaty came into force on January 1, 1985. However, Greenland still enjoys the customs status of an “associated overseas country” in the EU .
Web links
- Contract text (PDF)(German version)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Treaty Amending, with regard to Greenland, the Treaties Establishing the European Communities (PDF) , OJ. L 29 of February 1, 1985.
Applicable treaties: Treaty on European Union | Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union | Euratom Treaty
Founding and amending treaties : ECSC Treaty (1951) | Treaties of Rome : EEC Treaty , Euratom Treaty (1957) | Merger Treaty (1965) | First financial contract (1970) | Second financial contract (1975) | Single European Act (1986) | Maastricht Treaty (1992) | Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) | Treaty of Nice (2001) | Lisbon Treaty (2007)
Accession and Withdrawal Treaties: 1972 | 1979 | Greenland Treaty (1984) | 1985 | 1994 | 2003 | 2005 | 2011 | Brexit (2020)
Rejected contracts: EVG contract (1952) | Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (2004)