Analyst: US has just given Denmark the middle finger
The U.S. has declared a ‘diplomatic declaration of war’ BT’s leading political analyst Henrik Qvortrup said last night after Vice President Vance said he would be joining his wife on her trip to…
MoreEU affirms support for Denmark in Greenland battle
Although Greenland isn’t an EU member the European Commission has confirmed that, in case of military aggression, the EU’s mutual defence clause would apply as the Danish territory maintains special ties with the…
MoreAmbassador slams U.S. Senator over Greenland comments
Denmark’s Ambassador to the U.S. Jesper Møller Sørensen has hit back at Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville for claiming that Greenland supports joining the United States. In an interview with Fox News, Tuesday, the…
MorePM on child abuse scandal: ‘Parliament is in shock’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has broken her silence on the allegations against former Social Democrat heavyweight Henrik Sass Larsen who’s been charged with possessing more than 8,000 images and videos of child abuse…
MoreGovernment fast-tracks military expansion
The government is speeding up both military expansion and the introduction of mandatory conscription for women. Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said yesterday the proposed ‘iron fist’ brigade will be combat-ready three to…
MoreLiberal Alliance proposes massive tax cuts – leader ‘ready to become PM’
The business-friendly Liberal Alliance (LA) has laid out a plan to cut taxes by DKK 47.7bn ($ 6.9bn) which, according to Party leader Alex Vanopslagh, will boost Denmark’s economic competitiveness and ensure long-term…
MoreTrump doubles down on Greenland bid
President Donald Trump has doubled down on his ambition to annex Greenland. Following a political backlash from local lawmakers over this week’s top-level U.S. visit to the island by Vice-President JD Vance’s wife,…
MoreGreenland’s PM decries U.S. provocation
Greenland’s outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede has called this week’s top-level U.S. visit to the island a ‘provocation’ and stated very firmly his caretaker government would not be meeting with Vice-President JD Vance’s…
MoreAnalysts: Trump’s bid for Greenland same as Putin’s attack on Crimea
A former top Danish diplomat has equated Donald Trump’s bid to control Greenland with Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Claus Mathiesen, a former military attache in Ukraine and now lecturer…
MoreEx-ambassador lashes out at vice-president
Former American Ambassador Rufus Gifford has joined the condemnation of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance’s claim that Denmark is ‘not doing its job’ with Greenland and ‘isn’t being a good ally.’ In an…
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