In October this year presented the Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (Venstre) and naalakkersuisoq for foreign affairs and research Vivian Motzfeldt (Siumut) partial agreement 2 concerning the Arctic and the North Atlantic from 2025-33.
A total of DKK 27.4 billion was set aside. kroner for initiatives to on land, at sea and in the air. Partial agreement 2 was an extension of partial agreement 1, which was adopted in January 2025, and where 15 billion was set aside. kroner to strengthening the defense in the Arctic and Greenland.
Priority list sent to minister
The Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) party in the Norwegian Parliament has now drawn up a priority list for a possible partial agreement III, which is also shared with Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen.
- It is clearly that there are still tasks to be solved in the area of defence. We preparedness, more information for the population and follow-up are still lacking partial agreement II. I think it is important that we are always a few steps ahead and therefore, I have made my input for a partial agreement III and shared it with the Minister of Defence, says Member of Parliament for Inuit Ataqatigiit, Aaja Chemnitz to Sermitsiaq.
Increased surveillance
According to IA, the purpose of the priorities is to clarify Greenland's priorities based on Naalakkersuisut's foreign policy strategy, relevant Arctic strategies and NATO's strength goals. It is also a prerequisite of the Arctic Capacity package is implemented.
Among the priorities are increased surveillance, for example with communication satellites, Space Domain Awareness and information efforts for citizens about increased surveillance.
Teaching cyber security
Cyber security is also among the priority topics. For example, information material on online safety should be prepared for schools intermediate steps as well as recommendations on IT security screenings in companies and public authorities.
In relation to the protection of critical infrastructure, according to the IA, a plan for the protection of airports and ports should be drawn up.
In addition, the ports should in Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Qasigiannguit, Aasiaat and Tasiilaq expand, and then must The Personal Data Act is updated.
Arctic naval training
In the field of education and research, partial agreement 3 should ensure an expansion of Arctic Basic Education for 80 students, and then, according to the IA, one must also be established Arctic naval training. Finally, should the possibility of testing for military service in Greenland is resumed.
Partial agreement 3 should also contain more dual-use, for example in the form of an expansion of the Arctic Circle Road, so that the road can also be used militarily, and to ensure that the Royal Arctic Lines feeder ships are equipped with icebreaking capacity.
National vulnerability assessment
Finally, there is the entire contingency area, where a sub-agreement 3 should contain one national vulnerability assessment for Greenland, a strengthening of crisis preparedness i Greenland and a preparation of action plans based on previous experience with power cut, etc. Including also a better security of energy, food, medicine, electricity and water supply.
In close dialogue with Naalakkersuisut
Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen tells Sermitsiaq that he is taking notes
Aaja Chemnitz' wishes to further strengthen defense and preparedness in Greenland, but that there there are no plans for a partial agreement 3 at this time.
- In close dialogue with the Greenlandic government Naalakkersuisut and the Faroese government we have i during 2025 the country Sub-agreement 1 and 2 on the Arctic and the North Atlantic. It is large and important agreements with a total value of over DKK 42 billion. kroner over them coming year and which delivers in a number of key areas, including new arctic ones ships, maritime patrol aircraft as well as strengthened satellite capacity, surveillance and signal acquisition. In addition, the military presence is increased with a new one military unit under the Arctic Command, just as a new military is being established headquarters of the Arctic Command in Nuuk.
- As it appears from UDSYN 2025, the Defense Intelligence Service estimates that
Russia, China and the US have different interests in the Arctic, but they all want to
play a greater role in the region. The presence of the armed forces in the region
is significantly strengthened with the two sub-agreements, and it is work that we must follow up on
in the coming years, says Troels Lund Poulsen.
