Greenland parliament approves US Denmark security deal by 16-0 vote

Greenland's parliament in Nuuk on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, approved a security agreement with the United States and Denmark by a 16-0 vote, with seven abstentions. Signed in September by Donald Trump, Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the deal paves the way for two new US military bases, enables the Golden Dome missile defense system, and allows the US to modernise and expand Pituffik Space Base. It reaffirms Danish sovereignty and Greenlanders' right to self-determination, applies even if Greenland becomes independent, and does not need US Senate approval. Mute Egede told lawmakers shortly before the vote, "We must accept that peace and stability are no longer something we can take for granted," Pele Broberg said during the debate that "no economic benefit has been gained from the agreement" and that a better deal is sought for when Greenland becomes an independent state. Denmark's parliament holds a first reading on Nov. 11 and a final vote on Nov. 19.