Greenland Opens The Gate: New Rules For Foreign Investors

Yesterday, a proposal for a Greenlandic FDI screening bill was introduced. The bill follows the wide-ranging security agreement that Greenland, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the United States signed on 22 September 2026 on strengthened security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic Area, which included restrictions on foreign investment in particularly sensitive sectors in Greenland. The new bill has significant implications for foreign investors. This newsletter sets out the key provisions of the bill, what they will mean in practice and the next steps in the legislative process.

The security agreement between Greenland, Denmark, and the United States of America

On 22 September 2026, Greenland, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the United States of America signed a security agreement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, available here and covered in our newsletter on 23 September 2026.