Greenland Treaty

The Greenland Treaty was an agreement between the member states of the European Communities concerning Greenland's exit from the European Communities. It followed the Greenlandic referendum in 1982 where voters supported their exit from the EC. The Treaty entered into force on 1 January 1985, and on 1 February 1985 Greenland formally withdrew from the European Communities. The Treaty arranged the exit of Greenland and amended earlier treaties of the European Communities. As such it is an integral part of the constitutional basis of the European Union. The decision to withdraw was made after Greenland had achieved self-rule and was made to ensure Greenland's rights to its fishing waters and to limit external influence.^[1][2]

See also

• Greenland and the European Union
• Withdrawal from the European Union

References

Treaties of the European Union and related documents Legal basis Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (1957) Treaty on European Union (1992) Euratom Treaty (1957) Main treaties Paris (1951) Rome (1957) Merger (1965) Single European Act (1986) Maastricht (1992) Amsterdam (1997) Nice (2001) Lisbon (2007) Accession Treaties 1972 1979 1985 1994 2003 2005 2011 Minor treaties Netherlands Antilles Association Convention (1962) First Budgetary Treaty (1970) Second Budgetary Treaty (1975) Greenland Treaty (1984) Minor amendments Protocol 36 (2011) Article 136 (2011) Abandoned treaties Defence Community (1952) Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (2004) Declarations Schuman Declaration (1950) Solemn Declaration (1983) Charter of Fundamental Rights (2000) Berlin Declaration (2007) Other documents Schengen Agreement (1985) Prüm Convention (2005) Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism (2012) European Fiscal Compact (2012) Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (2013) Single Resolution Fund Agreement (2014) European Union Portal