Inside Europe | 29.11.2008 | 15:05
Greenland moves closer to independence
This week Greenland moved one step closer to independence from Denmark. In a referendum on Tuesday, Greenlanders voted overwhelmingly in favour of more autonomy.
This Arctic island has had Home Rule since 1979 but under the new law it will control its mineral and oil resources. And it will eventually take charge of additional fields of responsibility from Denmark, including justice and legal affairs. Greenlandic will become the official language. Per Berthlesen is Foreign Minister with Greenland’s Home Rule government. Helen Seeney asked him what the mood was like in the capital Nuuk following the referendum.
Interview: Helen Seeney/Per Berthlesen
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