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Why did the EU exclude Greenland from public consultations on a seal-product ban?

By Danita Catherine Burke, Erik Kielsen August 29, 2025

In 2024, the European Union held public consultations to review the fitness of the EU’s seal product ban regulations. The results of these public consultations are available now and reveal zero public feedback from people in Kalaallit Nunaat, or Greenland.

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