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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-9•edit-22 months agoGreenland is not even in the EU.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-2•2 months agoYes, Denmark is but Greenland is not. Greenland is considered an OCT, Overseas Countries and Territory, associated to the EU.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•2 months agoFrance probably has a vested interest in ensuring that the EU defends overseas territories of its member states for some reason.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-1•2 months agoSome of France’s overseas territories are actually part of the EU. It’s different than Greenland.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoPerhaps they want to set the firmest precedent they can get in this regard? Seems like it’d be better for their purposes than some sorta flimsy technicality.
Greenland is not even in the EU.
But Denmark is.
Yes, Denmark is but Greenland is not. Greenland is considered an OCT, Overseas Countries and Territory, associated to the EU.
France probably has a vested interest in ensuring that the EU defends overseas territories of its member states for some reason.
Some of France’s overseas territories are actually part of the EU. It’s different than Greenland.
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Perhaps they want to set the firmest precedent they can get in this regard? Seems like it’d be better for their purposes than some sorta flimsy technicality.