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Nuevo acuerdo de pesca de la Unión Europea con Groenlandia
El Acuerdo de colaboración de pesca sostenible (ACPS) entre la Unión Europea y Groenlandia es un componente clave de las relaciones pesqueras de la Unión en el Atlántico Norte. Permite a los buques de la Unión pescar en aguas de Groenlandia y desempeña un papel fundamental en la red de intercambio de cuotas en la región, ya que la Unión Europea intercambia con Noruega y las Islas Feroe una parte significativa de sus posibilidades de pesca en aguas de Groenlandia por cuotas de pesca en aguas de estos ...
EU cooperation with Greenland
The overall aim of the European Union-Greenland Partnership Agreement is to boost ties and cooperation between the EU and Greenland, with education and training as one of several key areas of cooperation. As part of the partnership, and taking Greenland's needs into account, the focal point of EU-Greenland financial cooperation is education and training, with a special emphasis on boosting the pre-school and elementary school system, as well as on providing support for vocational education and post-elementary ...
A new association of the Overseas Countries and Territories (including Greenland) with the European Union
On 14 June 2018, in preparation for the new multiannual financial framework (2021 to 2027 MFF), the European Commission published a proposal for a Council decision on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories, including Greenland, with the European Union. For Greenland the main source of EU funding is currently the EU budget, while for the other overseas countries and territories, it is the European Development Fund, a financial instrument outside the EU budget. The proposed decision ...
Asociación de los países y territorios de ultramar con la Unión Europea, 2021-2027
En vista del próximo marco financiero plurianual para el período 2021-2027, la Comisión Europea ha propuesto financiar a través del presupuesto de la Unión no solo Groenlandia, sino también todos los demás países y territorios de ultramar (PTU). En consecuencia, la Comisión ha adoptado una propuesta de Decisión del Consejo por la que se sustituye tanto la Decisión sobre la asociación de los PTU con la Unión como la Decisión sobre las relaciones con Groenlandia. Se prevé que el Parlamento Europeo, ...
Tax evasion, money laundering and tax transparency in the EU Overseas Countries and Territories: Ex-Post Impact Assessment
This study aims to present the legal, political and institutional framework governing offshore practices in the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) of the European Union, which are under the sovereignty of four Member States: Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The institutional arrangements of the OCTs with the relevant EU Member States directly affect the possibility to establish policies and adopt regulations, including on taxation and money laundering. Regardless of ...
EU Arctic Policy in Regional Context
EU Arctic policy has evolved significantly in recent years, culminating in the April 2016 Joint Communication from the European Commission and the HRVP for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The Communication focuses on the environment and climate change, sustainable development, and peaceful international cooperation, with overarching support for scientific research. This coincides with most of the priorities of the EU’s Arctic Member States, Denmark, Finland and Sweden. The Communication does ...
EU-Greenland fisheries agreement: Conclusion of a new protocol
The Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Greenland is one of the most significant for the EU in terms of economic value, and the only such agreement with a northern country. Parliament's consent is necessary for the conclusion of the new protocol to the agreement, which sets the details for its implementation over the coming five years.
Greenland: The Challenge of Managing a Key Geostrategic Territory
Greenland’s geostrategic location will grow in importance in the coming years – and not only because the island’s melting ice sheet lies at the forefront of climate change concerns. After acquiring home rule status from Denmark in 1979, Greenland’s 2009 Self- Government Act substantially increased its powers, including the management of its substantial untapped natural resources. Despite the difficulties inherent in exploiting these resources, they have already attracted international attention, ...
A changing environment for Greenland
Greenland, a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark and one of the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) associated with the EU, faces major challenges. New opportunities have arisen thanks to Greenland's rich resources of critical raw materials which are becoming increasingly more accessible due to climate change.