The main reason for leaving is disagreements about the Common Fisheries Policy and to regain control of Greenlandic fish resources to subsequently remain outside EU waters.

Imports from the EU included mineral fuels, lubricants (and related goods), machinery and transport equipment (together 47%).

[2] In 2009 the EU Ban on Seal Products put in place an import ban on seal fur on grounds on animal cruelty, but made exemptions for Inuit communities in Greenland and Canada in order to protect indigenous way of life.

The ban angered those communities in the Arctic Circle who depend on sales from large scale seal hunting.

[citation needed] Greenland is one of the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) of the EU due to its political relations to Denmark.

[6] OCT nationals can be granted the right to vote for and participate in the election of the European Parliament, subject to the conditions defined by the related member states in compliance with Community law.

However, this deal was struck down by the European Court of Auditors, who felt the amount the EU was paying was too high for the quantity of fish caught.

It was founded on November 17, 2000, during the conference of prime ministers of overseas countries and territories in Brussels, Belgium.

[12] In March 2015, the President of the EU Commission, the Prime Minister of Denmark and the Greenland Premier signed 'an umbrella' framework document outlining EU-Greenland relations, a "Joint Declaration on relations between the European Union, on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark, on the other".

[13] The Brexit debate has reignited talk about the EU in Greenland, and there have been calls for the island to rejoin the Union.