Klostein@reddthat.com to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agoIceland rejects EU accession talks plan in referendumwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down10cross-posted to: world@quokk.au
arrow-up1104arrow-down1external-linkIceland rejects EU accession talks plan in referendumwww.aljazeera.comKlostein@reddthat.com to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square49linkfedilinkcross-posted to: world@quokk.au
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 day agoStill left the European Community in 1983. No amount of downvoting changes this fact.
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·23 hours agoThat’s true - but Greenland’s defense is managed by Denmark, who is indeed a member of the EU, so your argument doesn’t really hold.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·23 hours ago Greenland’s defense is managed by Denmark Go ask Denmark then, not other EU countries when Trump comes for you, Greenland.
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·21 hours agoThey are. It was Denmark who asked other EU countries to help. Under the current rules, the Greenland premier isn’t even allowed to talk to foreign leaders without a Danish representative present. In a sense, Greenland has no foreign relations beyond those mediated by Denmark. What did Greenland do to piss you off?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·18 hours agoAnd our tax money shouldn’t go to Greenland’s defense. Become member and contribute.
minus-squareSmoothOperator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoWhat tax money? Greenland’s defense is funded by Denmark. If your country uses its military to aid Denmark and Greenland that’s not Greenland’s or EU’s fault, that’s a decision made by your government.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·13 hours agoNot if Denmark demands help from other EU nations to defend their non-EU territory that made the conscious decision to leave us.
greenland isn’t a country
Still left the European Community in 1983. No amount of downvoting changes this fact.
That’s true - but Greenland’s defense is managed by Denmark, who is indeed a member of the EU, so your argument doesn’t really hold.
Go ask Denmark then, not other EU countries when Trump comes for you, Greenland.
They are. It was Denmark who asked other EU countries to help.
Under the current rules, the Greenland premier isn’t even allowed to talk to foreign leaders without a Danish representative present.
In a sense, Greenland has no foreign relations beyond those mediated by Denmark.
What did Greenland do to piss you off?
And our tax money shouldn’t go to Greenland’s defense. Become member and contribute.
What tax money? Greenland’s defense is funded by Denmark. If your country uses its military to aid Denmark and Greenland that’s not Greenland’s or EU’s fault, that’s a decision made by your government.
Not if Denmark demands help from other EU nations to defend their non-EU territory that made the conscious decision to leave us.