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Proposal: consent to new defence agreement with the United States on Greenland

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til folket­ingst­ings­beslut­ning om Kongeriget Danmarks indgåelse af aftale af 22. september 2026 mellem Kongeriget Danmarks regering sammen med Naalakkersuisut og Amerikas Forenede Staters regering om ændring og supplering af aftalen om forsvaret af Grønland

Parliamentary resolution · B 36 (2026-27) · Uden­rigs­min­is­ter­iet

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In short

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  • Proposed by: The government (udenrigsministeren, Lars Løkke Rasmussen)
  • What is proposed:
    • The proposal sets out that the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) gives consent for the government to enter into the agreement of 22 September 2026 with the United States.
    • The agreement amends and supplements the defence agreement on Greenland.
  • Who would be affected: The agreement is entered into between the Danish government together with Naalakkersuisut and the United States government. It does not apply to the Faroe Islands.
  • When: The proposal has not been adopted yet. A proposal for a parliamentary resolution is not an act and does not change the rules by itself. If the Danish Parliament adopts it, it is usually a call on the government to act.

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What the proposal says:

  • The United States may set up an additional defence area at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig, subject to a more detailed agreement.
  • Only NATO countries may set up defence areas and have a lasting military presence in Greenland.
  • The United States gets access to underwater navigation in the outer territorial waters and, subject to a more detailed agreement, the right to overseas navigation in the outer territorial waters.
  • The agreement sets the framework for cooperation on espionage near defence areas and on investments from third countries in sensitive sectors.

Sources and original

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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Source: the Official Report of the Danish Parliament (Folketingstidende) and ft.dk

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Med forslaget giver Folketinget samtykke til en aftale mellem Grønland, Danmark og USA, der ændrer og supplerer aftalen om forsvaret af Grønland fra 1951. Aftalen er forankret i NATO-samarbejdet, fastlægger USA’s militære adgang i Grønland, giver mulighed for nye forsvarsområder og indeholder bestemmelser om bl.a. miljøhensyn og udenlandske investeringer.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 22 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1st reading · 12 November 2026
    Scheduled by the Danish Parliament
  3. Adopted or rejected
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament