Foreign relations of the Faroe Islands

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This article is about the foreign relations of Faroe Islands. For the foreign relations of sovereign state of the Kingdom of Denmark, see foreign relations of Denmark.
Location of the Faroe Islands

Being part of the

Kingdom of Denmark
, the foreign relations of Faroe Islands are handled in cooperation with the Danish government and Government of Faroe Islands.

Unlike Denmark, Faroe Islands is not a part of the

citizens of the EU
.

General relations

The

High Commission of Denmark in the Faroe Islands represents the Danish government on the Islands. The current Foreign Minister of the Faroe Islands is Høgni Hoydal
.

Diplomatic missions

Membership in international organisations

Treaties

  • Free trade agreements with Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.[2]
  • Fisheries agreements with Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Russia.[2]
  • Hoyvík Agreement, guaranteeing full freedom of movement for goods, services, capital and people between the Faroes and Iceland.[2]

EU relations

Main article: Faroe Islands and the European Union

As explicitly asserted by both

free movement of goods, people, capital and services
and other directives by the EU do not apply between it and the Faroe Islands.

A protocol to the treaty of accession of

citizens of the European Union (other EU nationals living there remain EU citizens)[citation needed
].

The Faroe Islands are not part of the Schengen Area. However, persons travelling between the Faroe Islands and the Schengen Area are not subject to border controls,[5] although there may be identity checks when checking in for flights[citation needed].

Charges for international services such as phone roaming and bank transfers are much higher than inside the EU[citation needed].

EU boycott against the Faroe Islands

In July 2013 EU imposed sanctions on the Faroe Islands due to a dispute over the fishing quota of herring and mackerel.[6] The boycott, which started on 28 August 2013, banned Faroese vessels carrying herring or mackerel from all EU ports, including Denmark, Sweden and Finland.[7] The Faroe Islands could no longer export herring or mackerel to EU countries. The boycott was lifted on 20 August 2014 after a breakthrough in negotiations which saw the Faroese share of the total mackerel quota jump from 4.62% to 12.6%.[8]

Russia relations

The Islands reached a fisheries agreement with the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10] In late 2023, the Islands and Russia renewed their fisheries agreement for one year.[11]

UK relations

From 1 January 1997 until 30 December 2020, trade between Faroe Islands and the UK was governed by the Faroe Islands–European Union Trade Agreement, while the United Kingdom was a member of the European Union.[12] Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the UK and the Faroe Islands signed a continuity trade agreement on 31 January 2019, based on the EU free trade agreement; the agreement entered into force on 3 May 2021.[13][14] Trade value between the Faroe Islands and the United Kingdom was worth £1,923 million in 2022.[15]

US relations

The Foreign Minister

United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa, Robert P. Burke, had also met with the Foreign Minister.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Denmark, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of. "Greenland and The Faroe Islands". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Faroe Islands in the international community". www.government.fo. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  3. ^ "The Representation of the Faroe Islands to Israel". www.government.fo.
  4. ^ "Foreign Relations of the Faroe Islands". faroeislands.fo. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  5. ^ "EUR-Lex – 42000A0922(08) – EN". Official Journal L 239 , 22/09/2000 P. 0097 – 0105. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ "EU imposes sanctions on Faroe Islands for overfishing". Financial Times. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Де можна терміново позичити гроші – гроші під відсотки". dengidozp.com.ua. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "European Commission – PRESS RELEASES – Press release – Herring dispute: EU lifts measures against the Faroe Islands". europa.eu. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Poulsen, Regin Winther. "Forget Greenland, There's a New Strategic Gateway to the Arctic". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  10. ^ "The Faroese government condemns the Russian attack on Ukraine". www.government.fo. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  11. ^ "Fisheries deal with Russia renewed". Kringvarp Føroya. 10 December 2023.
  12. ^ "EU - Faeroe Islands". World Trade Organization. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  13. ^ Eustace, George (1 February 2019). "UK and Faroe Islands sign trade continuity agreement". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2024.UK–Faroe Islands (Denmark) FTA
  14. ^ "Brexit trade deals: the agreements in place already, from Chile to the Faroe Islands – and what the UK could trade with them". i. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  15. ^ "UK trade agreements in effect". GOV.UK. 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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