Greenland

Exclusivo: Carta enviada ao governo sobre o caso de uma mulher Inuit cujo bebê foi removido após teste agora proibido. O United Nations alertou Denmark que o tratamento de uma mãe Greenlandic cujo filho recém-nascido foi retirado pelas autoridades de Denmark como resultado de controversos testes de competência parental “pode equivaler a discriminação étnica”. A filha de Keira Alexandra Kronvold, Zammi, foi retirada dela quando tinha duas horas de vida e colocada em acolhimento familiar em novembro de 2024, após Kronvold ser submetida aos chamados testes psicométricos FKU (parental competence). Na época, disseram a ela que o teste era para ver se ela era “civilizada o suficiente”. Continue lendo...

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...