Greenland was a
European Parliament constituency
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for
elections in the European Union
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Until ...
covering the territory of
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...
. It seceded from the
European Community
The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organization created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the ''Treaty on the functioning of the European Union'', as renamed by the Lisbo ...
in 1985. It was represented by one
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
.
Members of the European Parliament
Elections
1979
The
1979 European election was the first election to the European Parliament. The vote was held on 9 June 1979. The eligible electorate was 29,188.
Finn Lynge of
Siumut
Siumut (, ) is a political party in Greenland in the social democratic tradition. Since the establishment of home rule in 1979, it has been the dominant party in Greenland. Siumut is led by Erik Jensen, who beat the then-incumbent Prime Ministe ...
was elected.
1984
The
1984 European election was the second election to the European Parliament and the second for Greenland. The vote was held on 14 June 1984, and the eligible electorate was 34,653.
Finn Lynge was re-elected. When Greenland seceded from the European Community on 1 January 1985 Lynge's seat was transferred to the Danish
Socialist People's Party.
[Marquard, Arne (ed.) (1984). ''Folketingsårbog 1983–84'' . Copenhagen, J. H. Schultz forlag, pp. 98–102. .]
See also
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Accession of Iceland to the European Union
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*Accession (property law)
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Enlargement of the European Union
The European Union (EU) has expanded a number of times throughout its history by way of the accession of new member states to the Union. To join the EU, a state needs to fulfil economic and political conditions called the Copenhagen criteria ...
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Representation of Greenland, Brussels
The Representation of Greenland in Brussels is the official representative office of Greenland to the European Union. The Representation of Greenland to the EU was established in 1992 in connection to the Royal Danish Embassy in Belgium. Greenla ...
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Greenland–European Union relations
Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark (which also includes the territories of Denmark and Faroe Islands) is one of the EU members’ overseas countries and territories (OCT) associated to the European Union. Greenland ...
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1982 Greenlandic European Economic Community membership referendum
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Norway–European Union relations
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References
External links
European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
{{European Parliament former constituencies
Politics of Greenland
History of Greenland
European Parliament constituencies in Denmark
1979 establishments in Greenland
1985 disestablishments in Greenland
Constituencies established in 1979
Constituencies disestablished in 1985
Greenland–European Union relations
Former European Parliament constituencies