Politics
Denmark's Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, is set to submit her coalition government's resignation on Wednesday following a significant election setback, though she could still lead a new cabinet in the weeks ahead. Frederiksen’s Social Democratic Party recorded its worst parliamentary......
Greenland's ruling coalition faces turbulence as the Siumut party has officially withdrawn from the government, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen announced Friday. The move comes after internal disputes over two ministers seeking election to Denmark's parliament without prior approval from......
Denmark has reversed course on planned cuts to military assistance for Ukraine and will now provide about 14 billion Danish kroner in support in 2026, equivalent to roughly 2.2 billion dollars. The decision replaces an earlier plan unveiled in December 2025 that would have lowered next year’s Ukraine......
NATO has launched a new operation aimed at strengthening its military footprint in the Arctic and High North, with Sweden announcing the deployment of fighter jets as part of the expanded mission known as Arctic Sentry. The alliance formally introduced Arctic Sentry on February 11, 2026, describing......
French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Europe must brace for renewed confrontations with the United States, accusing the administration of President Donald Trump of pursuing policies that are openly hostile to the European Union and aimed at weakening the bloc. He said recent calm in transatlantic......
President Donald Trump's escalating demands for U.S. control over Greenland, including his repeated refusal to rule out military force, ignited an unprecedented transatlantic clash that prompted European allies to deploy troops to the Arctic territory and issue joint statements upholding Danish sovereignty.......
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top diplomat for foreign affairs, dismissed calls for a dedicated European military force on Monday, cautioning that it could prove extremely hazardous by muddling NATO's command structure during crises. Speaking at the Oslo Security Conference alongside Norwegian......
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen firmly rejected claims of a NATO-US agreement over Greenland, directly challenging statements from US President Donald Trump at the Davos World Economic Forum. In an interview with France 2, she stressed that no such deal exists and emphasized the need to......
The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle departed its Toulon base on January 27, 2026, heading to the North Atlantic for a major multinational military exercise. European leaders seek a united front against recent US pressures over Greenland. The deployment coincides with a diplomatic......
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to receive the Prime Minister of Denmark and the Prime Minister of Greenland at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday for a working lunch, according to the French presidency. The meeting reflects France’s growing diplomatic focus on the Arctic region......
The former president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, has issued a grim warning about the state of transatlantic relations, describing them as the weakest since NATO’s founding in 1949. Barroso attributed this breakdown to U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial......
President Trump's push to acquire Greenland has strained transatlantic ties and exposed a pattern of foreign policy moves bypassing traditional diplomatic channels, catching both allies and top U.S. officials in his administration off guard. Reuters reports that when U.S., Danish, and Greenlandic......
NATO officials indicate progress toward resolving tensions over Greenland following weeks of escalation sparked by President Donald Trump's demands to acquire the Arctic territory, though key details remain vague and local leaders voice caution about outlines unveiled in Davos, Switzerland. Lieutenant......
