North Atlantic group in the Folketing
The North Atlantic Group in the Folketing ( Danish: Den Nordatlantiske Gruppe i Folketinget ) was from 2001 to 2011 a parliamentary group in the Danish parliament, the Folketing .
It consisted exclusively of representatives from Greenland and the Faroe Islands , but did not represent a purely country team association, but defined itself as part of the left political spectrum and as an advocate for the North Atlantic independence movements.
history
The autonomous territories of the Kingdom of Denmark each send two MPs to the Folketing: The Faroe Islands since 1948, Greenland since 1953. These MPs either worked as non-attached representatives or sat in on the factions of their related Danish parties .
After the 2001 Folketing election , both Greenlandic mandates fell to those parties that advocate full state sovereignty in Greenland. One of the Faroese MPs belonged to the independence movement. So Kuupik Kleist , Lars-Emil Johansen and Høgni Hoydal decided to join forces in a community of interests in the Folketing and to act together in the sense of separating Greenland and the Faroe Islands from Denmark. In other political questions there was no parliamentary group discipline, which is otherwise customary in the Folketing. On December 15, 2001 the political group was registered.
After Greenland's autonomy had been decisively expanded on June 21, 2009, Siumut renewed the traditional working group with its Danish sister party in Copenhagen. Lars-Emil Johansen therefore left the North Atlantic Group.
After the 2011 folk election , Sara Olsvig ( Inuit Ataqatigiit ) was the only MP left to continue the work of the North Atlantic group. She then decided on a status as non-attached and cooperates with the parliamentary group of the Socialist People's Party . In a joint statement with the politically related MPs Sjúrður Skaale ( Faroese Social Democrats ) and Doris Jakobsen (Greenland’s Social Democrats), Olsvig declared their support for the newly formed Thorning-Schmidt I government in anticipation of a constructive dialogue between the central government and the autonomous regions. The main issues are likely to continue to be the exploitation of natural resources , civil rights and state independence.
aims
The North Atlantic Group had set the following goals:
- Recognition of the peoples of Greenland and the Faroe Islands as nations with all their rights under international law .
- Insight into the agreements between Denmark and NATO and the USA on the military use of Greenland and the Faroe Islands with the aim of self-determination of their peoples in defense matters. See also: Thule Air Base and Faroe Islands in the Cold War
- Recognition of the status of the Faroese and Greenlandic languages as national languages of the respective countries. See also: Faroese language dispute
- Recognition of the Faroese and Greenlanders living in Denmark as a national minority within the meaning of EU legislation.
- Improving the social situation of the Greenlanders living in Denmark. In the “hot spots” (especially in Copenhagen and Aarhus ) Greenlanders are considered to be the “lowest” group in the social hierarchy. Although they are Danish citizens, they are often victims of racism in their neighborhoods .
Members
The following MEPs belonged to the group (without temporary substitutions):
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Høgni Hoydal ( Tjóðveldi ), 2001-2011 -
Lars-Emil Johansen ( Siumut ), 2001–2009 -
Kuupik Kleist ( Inuit Ataqatigiit ), 2001-2007
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Juliane Henningsen (Inuit Ataqatigiit), 2007-2011
See also
- West Nordic Council (Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands)
Web links
- North Atlantic Group website no longer edited, accessed on December 31, 2011 (English, Danish, Far, Green)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frantz Wendt: Danmark History, Volume 14. Copenhagen: Politics Forlag 1966, p. 389
- ↑ Cooperation agreement (Danish) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Siumut's website, August 14, 2009, accessed January 1, 2012
- ↑ IA frygter ikke til lukning Forer enegang Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa 16 September 2011 (Danish)
- ^ Inuit Ataqatigiit website , accessed December 31, 2011 (Danish).
