Greenland

Exclusiva: Carta enviada al gobierno sobre el caso de una mujer inuit cuyo bebé fue retirado tras una prueba ahora prohibida. Las Naciones Unidas han advertido a Dinamarca que el trato a una madre groenlandesa cuyo recién nacido fue retirado por las autoridades danesas como consecuencia de polémicas pruebas de competencia parental “podría equivaler a discriminación étnica”. La hija de Keira Alexandra Kronvold, Zammi, le fue arrebatada cuando tenía dos horas de vida y puesta bajo cuidado de acogida en noviembre de 2024 después de que Kronvold fuera sometida a las llamadas pruebas psicométricas FKU (competencia parental). En aquel momento, se le dijo que la prueba consistía en ver si era “lo suficientemente civilizada”. Continuar leyendo...

Qarsoq Høegh-Dam aims to use his seat in Danish parliament to shift power from Copenhagen to NuukIt’s not the standard motto for a newly elected parliamentarian, but Qarsoq Høegh-Dam is adamant: if he does his job properly, there will soon be no need for it. “I want to make myself as obsolete as possible,” he said.Last month, Høegh-Dam, a Greenlandic politician, became the first member of the pro-independence Naleraq to be elected to the Danish parliament. The new MP is clear that if all goes to plan, the largely autonomous Arctic territory will be the sole responsibility of the parliament in Nuuk, the island’s capital. And there will no longer be any need for two seats representing Greenland in Copenhagen, its former colonial ruler. Continue reading...

Incumbent Mette Frederiksen widely predicted to continue as PM but neither bloc expected to be able to form majorityDenmark election: far right has slowed under Frederiksen – but at what cost?After votes in France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia over the weekend, it’s now time for Denmark, as Danes go to the polls today amid the backdrop of (waves arms) everything, everywhere, all at once.As our Nordic correspondent Miranda Bryant explains, the incumbent, Mette Frederiksen, has been widely predicted to continue as prime minister after the election. Continue reading...