As Denmark takes over the presidency of the European Union, Danes are more strongly pro-European than at any time in the past two decades – a shift in sentiment that can at least partly be attributed ...

Denmark on Thursday took opening shots at the Trump White House as the Nordic nation takes the reins at the European Union.

Denmark launched its presidency of the European Union on Thursday with a call for Europe to unite to take on war in Ukraine and chaos caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s global tariff hike which ...

Trump, who has said his interest in the island is for national security purposes, has also questioned whether Denmark, which has controlled Greenland since 1814, has a "legal right" to the territory.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization members, including Denmark, have committed to spending at least 2% of GDP on defense. Trump has said the level should be as high as 5%.

Mr. Trump criticized Denmark’s military spending on Wednesday, writing on Twitter that as “a wealthy country” it should spend more, a criticism he frequently makes of NATO member countries.

US President Donald Trump, left, walks by Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen prior to a group photo of NATO heads of state and government in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025.

“Now we have a different Denmark,” she said. Speaking to CNN from Copenhagen, Marie Bjerre, the Danish minister for European affairs, conveyed a similar message – that the second Trump ...

US President Donald Trump, left, walks by Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen prior to a group photo of NATO heads of state and government in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025.