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Greenland plans to ban foreign political donations over fears about potential interference in its forthcoming elections after attracting Donald Trump's interest
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- Title
- Greenland plans to ban foreign political funding over Trump-led election fears
- Authors
- Miranda Bryant
- Published
- Feb 3 2025
- Word count
- 447 words
sigh I'm always looking at the EU these days putting up good laws and regulations. When's the last time I ever really said that about an American policy or ruling?
Bidents student debt cancels were good but blocked by the courts. Lina Khan's FTC regulations were great but she's gone now.
Yeah, while it's frustrating inside inside the EU how inefficient it can make the soft power blob at times, there are quite a few things I really appreciate about the EU. I hope we'll continue to do so as I don't trust the Trump administration to try funny stuff over here...
It's not really the "Trump administration" so much as "billionaires." I get that those things are probably one and the same, but note that these rich people think they exist above ANY society/government.
And maybe they do. I read a story once written by a nanny for a very rich German family. She started, and literally the first day they took her to England on a private flight. She had zero documentation on her, and just walked into another country without anyone checking. None of their bags were checked. Nothing. Wish I could find the link again...
Reminds me of when a group of rich people arrived in Europe during the lockdowns with American passports, and were told that 'No, really, you're not allowed here right now.'. And had to fly back. While that's an example where they were not treated above the law, I think the attitude alone shows something.
I feel horrible for saying this since it can go wrong in many ways, I really hope Trump, Musk and their cronies fuck up so much that the administration doesn't last. It's a goddamn mess.
Regarding the story about the nanny: if this was before Brexit, that's actually not all that surprising. There are no border checks for intra-EU/intra-Schengen travel (or at least there are supposed to be none, COVID and the debate around immigration/asylum seekers put a dent into that). The same way that nobody will check your ID or luggage when you drive from Lisbon to Stockholm, nobody will do either when you fly that route. Doesn't matter if it's in a multi-million Euro private jet or a barely flightworthy old Cessna. It will take longer and multiple refueling stops on latter (or the car, for that matter), but the basic experience is the same.
All the security procedures we are all used to in regards to travelling via air is only applicable to commercial air travel.
So yeah, the TL;DR:
I could be wrong, but didn’t the British isles always have border control? The borders arrangement is called the Schengen Agreement. Ireland and the UK had opt out agreements so they could be part of the EU without agreeing to open borders. They are basically the opposite of Switzerland, which is part of the Schengen Agreement but not part of the EU.
Anyway, you are correct about the private flight part of the story. I have flown private for my job before, and there are no safety controls. It’s weird if you are used to commercial travel.
The UK was never part of Schengen, so it always had border checks. There were separate lines for EU/EEA and other passports upon entry, but there were still border checks. Similarly, I had my passport checked when visiting Ireland last year even though I flew in from Germany, because Ireland is also not part of Schengen.