Changes From June 2009
The post-referendum governmental changes became effective in June 2009. Those that affect military provision include:
- Greenland's government will be given significant autonomy in determining foreign affairs
- Many aspects of foreign affairs policy will no longer be linked to Danish policy
- Control of the militarised Greenlandic Coast Guard will be transferred to the Government of Greenland
- The Greenlandic government will take control of policing, including the police motor launches currently trained to assist military in the Island Command Greenland.
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