Foreign Minister optimistic that ‘strained relationship’ with US can be repaired
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has acknowledged the ‘strained relationship’ with the US following President Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to buy Greenland and his threats of punitive tariffs on global trade. Speaking at…
MoreGreenland leadership shake-up stalls Arctic defence plans
An internal power struggle in Greenland has disrupted the government’s Arctic defence plans. Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen was given the green light three weeks to proceed with investments totalling DKK 22.5 billion…
MoreNew Greenland – DK dispute
Greenland’s home rule administration has demanded that the Danish government overturn its refusal to compensate four Greenlandic adoptees who were forcibly taken from their parents more than fifty years ago and placed with…
More10 criminal families cost Copenhagen $4m a year
Copenhagen City Hall has identified ten criminal families who are costing the city an estimated DKK25m ($4m) a year in social expenditure. A new study commissioned by Employment and Integration Mayor Jens-Kristian Lütken…
MoreHotels for Ukrainian refugees – at $660,000 a month
Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees continue to be placed in Copenhagen hotels due to a shortage of suitable housing options, costing the capital millions every month. Earlier this year the authorities rented 180 beds at…
MoreDenmark considers ‘nuclear option’ against Hungary
Denmark has urged the European Union to consider deploying its most powerful legal weapon – Article 7, the so-called ‘nuclear option’ that can ultimately suspend a member state’s voting rights – against Hungary…
MorePM: Danish EU presidency will focus on defence and migration
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has pledged to strengthen Europe’s security during Denmark’s six-month presidency of the EU, citing war, migration, and climate change as pressing threats. “Russia has brought war back to Europe….
MoreZelensky: Denmark brings strength and certainty to EU
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised Denmark’s leadership as it takes over the EU presidency, calling the country a reliable ally and urging the bloc to move forward on Ukraine’s membership. “Denmark leaves no…
MoreVon der Leyen readies for tariff deal – or a fight
With just days to go before Donald Trump’s tariff pause expires the EU is still aiming for a last-minute trade deal but is preparing for failure, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said…
MoreU.S. Embassy staff ordered to surrender Trump files
The U.S. State Department has ordered embassy and consulate employees in Denmark and Greenland to hand over all material relating to Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland. Politiken reports that staff at the…
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