Friday, September 19

Tag: Greenland

28Aug By AdminsNo Comments

Denmark apologises to Greenland’s forced contraception victims

Reuters Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the government could not change what had happened but could take responsbility Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has issued a long-awaited apology to the Greenlandic women and their families affected by what she called "systematic discrimination" during a contraceptive campaign. During the 1960s and 70s thousands of Inuit women and girls as young as 12 were fitted with contraceptive devices, as part of a birth-control programme administered by Danish doctors. "We cannot change what has happened. But we can take responsibility," Frederiksen said of the scandal. "On behalf of Denmark, I would like to say sorry," she said, acknowledging that victims had "experienced both physical and psychological harm". The sc...
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29Mar By AdminsNo Comments

Vance accuses Denmark of underinvesting in Greenland as Trump presses for US takeover of the island

US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that Denmark has "underinvested" in Greenland's security and demanded that Denmark change its approach as President Donald Trump continues to talk of taking over the Danish territory. The pointed remarks came as Vance visited US troops on Pituffik Space Base on the mineral-rich, strategically critical island. "Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland," Vance said. Vice President JD Vance, right, and second lady Usha Vance arrive at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP) (AP) "You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled wi...
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11Jan By AdminsNo Comments

Greenland’s leader says his people don’t want to be Americans as Trump covets territory

Greenland's prime minister said that the mineral-rich Arctic territory's people don't want to be Americans, but that he understands US President-elect Donald Trump's interest in the island given its strategic location and he's open to greater cooperation with Washington. The comments from the Greenlandic leader, Múte B. Egede, came after Trump said earlier this week that he wouldn't rule out using force or economic pressure in order to make Greenland — which is an autonomous territory belonging to Denmark — a part of the United States. Trump said that it was a matter of national security for the U.S. Egede acknowledged that Greenland is part of the North American continent, and “a place that the Americans see as part of their world.” He said he hasn't spoken to Trump, but that ...
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