Siumut is now making ultimate demands for a future government, says deputy chairman and parliamentary candidate for the party, Ineqi Kielsen, in an interview with RADIO IIII:
- We must investigate quite openly how much Denmark makes from Greenland, says Ineqi Kielsen and adds that he feels certain that Denmark makes money from having Greenland.
Therefore, Ineqi Kielsen also believes that such an investigation could be used to raise the block grant from Denmark to Greenland:
- Then we have a negotiating card for Denmark, says Ineqi Kielsen, who will question whether the current approximately 4.6 billion DKK in block grants is enough.
- I'm really tired of the block grant card, where a Greenlander should be a little more grateful to Danes, he says and lists some of the things that Greenland buys from Denmark, such as salami, wood, cars and snowmobiles.
Opening hours must be extended
In addition to the investigation, the deputy chairman also demands that all state authorities throughout Greenland must extend their opening hours:
- Court buildings and the Police must be open from 8 am to 4 pm throughout Greenland, Ineqi Kielsen tells RADIO IIII and motivates the demand by saying that it will strengthen legal certainty for Greenlanders.
Ineqi Kielsen explicitly says in the interview that Siumut's demands are ultimate and therefore necessary for the party to be able to give any mandates to a future government:
- Now we have seen, after Trump said something about Greenland, that the doors are opening. So we have also learned that we must demand a little more.
The North Atlantic mandates have previously proven decisive in Danish domestic politics, including when Climate Minister Lars Aagaard avoided a vote of no confidence in 2025 with the support of three out of four North Atlantic mandates.
