Multi-billion deficit marks turning point in public finances
Denmark has enjoyed continuous budget surpluses over the past few years but the good times may be over as massive defence spending and an ageing population start to impact public finances. New Finance…
MoreLeaders push back on Trump’s tarrifs threat
Ahead of Donald Trump’s arrival in Switzerland today world leaders pushed back on his threat to impose fresh tariffs on countries opposing his push to acquire Greenland. Speaking at the opening of the…
MoreTrump confident ahead of Greenland talks in Davos
Donald Trump declined to speculate last night about how far he is willing to go in his bid for control over Greenland, telling reporters at a White House press briefing: “You’ll find out.”…
MoreDenmark ‘conspicuous by its absence’ at Davos
Questions are being asked as to why Denmark isn’t represented at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that got underway Tuesday. Despite the Greenland crisis, Prime Minister Mette…
MoreTrade war with U.S. would damage economic growth, unemployment
Business Minister Morten Bødskov has warned that a trade conflict with the US would hit both employment and economic growth in this country. At a hastily convened meeting with labour and business representatives,…
MoreEx-NATO Secretary General on Trump: Enough is enough
Ex-NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has warned that President Trump is a threat to world peace and urged Europe to take a firmer stance against his ‘hostile outbursts’ about Greenland. In an…
MoreDefence Committee chair fears war
If President Trump orders a military invasion of Greenland it would trigger a direct military conflict between the United States and Denmark, Conservative MP Rasmus Jarlov warned in an interview with U.S. news…
MoreRussian Ambassador: City Hall is trying to force us out
Russian ambassador, Vladimir Barbin, has claimed that the Danish authorities have threatened to seize the property of the Russian Embassy in Copenhagen, In an interview with state-run news agency TASS, Tuesday, the Ambassador…
MoreForeign Minister accuses Trump of ‘blowing up’ White House deal
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has lashed out at Donald Trump for undermining the agreement made with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House last week…
MoreTrump agrees to discuss Greenland at Davos after posting U.S. flag image
Donald Trump said last night he had enjoyed a ’very good’ telephone call with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte concerning Greenland and has agreed to a meeting of ‘various parties’ at the World…
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