PM: EU must hit back if U.S. tariffs return
The EU should hit back with tariffs if the U.S. ends its pause on duties next month, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday. While stressing that she…
MoreGovernment plans multi-billion boost to Greenland defence
The government is preparing to spend tens of billions of kroner to step up its military presence in Greenland following mounting pressure from the United States and renewed fears of annexation. Defence Minister…
MoreParliamentary seat scandal prompts calls for new law
Opposition parties want it made illegal to pay members of parliament to give up their seats, following revelations that Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen offered disgraced MP Mike Fonseca DKK370,000 ($57,000) if he…
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MorePM: NATO commits to 5% target despite ‘tensions’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has expressed hope that defence spending will never ever again fall below the 5% of GDP agreed by NATO leaders, Wednesday. At a press conference following the NATO summit…
MoreForeign Minister: Trump showed commitment to NATO but no mention of Greenland
Donald Trump clearly showed his commitment to NATO during the 2-day summit in The Hague, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said last night. The former prime minister said the Danish delegation had several…
MoreZelenskyy praises Denmark’s ‘special role’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Denmark for its ‘significant defence and political assistance’ during a meeting with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Wednesday, just…
MoreNATO deal will cost Denmark DKK45bn annually
Denmark will need to find DKK45bn ($7.04bn) extra annually to live up to the 5% of GDP spending target agreed by all 32 NATO members at The Hague summit, Wednesday, but it’s ‘doable’…
MoreModerates offer to ‘buy’ seat wasn’t unconstitutional
Parliament has concluded that the alleged bribe made by Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen to disgraced MP Mike Fonsecain 2023 didn’t violate the Danish Constitution. The ruling came ahead of two key meetings…
MoreParliament moves to ban deep-fake videos
A cross-party majority parliament has announced plans to outlaw the unauthorised use of deepfake vidoes – realistic, AI-generated images of people – by amending copyright legislation. Minister for Culture Jakob Engel-Schmidt said in…
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