https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Greenland and Denmark have formed a united front to face down US President Donald Trump, momentarily setting aside the troubled history between them. https://www.thelocal.com/20260124/greenland-denmark-set-aside-troubled-history-to-face-down-trump Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:08:42 +0100 greenland-denmark-set-aside-troubled-history-to-face-down-trump Thousands of people took to the streets of Denmark's capital on Saturday to protest at US President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. https://www.thelocal.com/20260117/large-crowds-expected-for-hands-off-greenland-protests Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:15:41 +0100 large-crowds-expected-for-hands-off-greenland-protests Donald Trump on Friday warned that he could slap tariffs on countries that do not support his Greenland takeover plans, as US Congress members visited Copenhagen to give their backing for Denmark and its autonomous Arctic island. https://www.thelocal.com/20260117/trump-threatens-tariffs-as-us-lawmakers-back-denmark-greenland Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:28:09 +0100 trump-threatens-tariffs-as-us-lawmakers-back-denmark-greenland Greenland's political parties said they did not want to be under Washington as US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory, raising concern worldwide. https://www.thelocal.com/20260110/we-dont-want-to-be-americans-greenlands-political-parties-say Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:46:26 +0100 we-dont-want-to-be-americans-greenlands-political-parties-say US Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark on Friday of not having done enough to protect Greenland, when he visited the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.com/20250329/vance-says-denmark-has-under-invested-in-greenland Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:33:45 +0100 vance-says-denmark-has-under-invested-in-greenland Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen pushed back Friday on US President Donald Trump's latest remarks about annexing Greenland, saying the Danish autonomous island could not be taken over by another country. https://www.thelocal.com/20250314/cannot-be-annexed-danish-foreign-minister-rejects-trumps-greenland-plan Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:57:20 +0100 cannot-be-annexed-danish-foreign-minister-rejects-trumps-greenland-plan Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the Danish government is "open-minded" on the issue of using its military as a peacekeeping force in Ukraine but warned a key question was if the United States was "going to back up on Europe". https://www.thelocal.com/20250218/danish-pm-open-minded-but-wants-us-support-on-use-of-troops-in-ukraine Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:50:04 +0100 danish-pm-open-minded-but-wants-us-support-on-use-of-troops-in-ukraine A website campaigning for Denmark to “buy California from Donald Trump” has been launched as a satirical response to the US president’s efforts to take control of Greenland. https://www.thelocal.com/20250212/make-california-great-again-danes-launch-satirical-bid-for-us-state Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:19:04 +0100 make-california-great-again-danes-launch-satirical-bid-for-us-state Denmark's foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Tuesday said that Donald Trump "will not have Greenland", following the US president's expressed desire to control the territory. The remarks came as Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travelled across Europe as she sought backing over the situation. https://www.thelocal.com/20250128/danish-foreign-minister-says-trump-will-not-have-greenland-as-pm-goes-for-european-backing Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:31:18 +0100 danish-foreign-minister-says-trump-will-not-have-greenland-as-pm-goes-for-european-backing US President Donald Trump aimed new confrontational remarks at Denmark over the weekend, insisting the United States will take control of Greenland following the latest rejections of the idea from both Nuuk and Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.com/20250127/danish-government-avoids-public-conflict-after-new-trump-greenland-comments Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:49:16 +0100 danish-government-avoids-public-conflict-after-new-trump-greenland-comments Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she was attempting to set up talks with US President-elect Donald Trump following his remarks about taking control of Greenland, which Denmark said were being taken seriously. https://www.thelocal.com/20250110/danish-pm-seeks-trump-talks-over-greenland-remarks Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:03:47 +0100 danish-pm-seeks-trump-talks-over-greenland-remarks Greenland, which US President-elect Donald Trump wants to annex, is a self-governing Danish territory covered in ice, with untapped mineral resources -- and geostrategic importance. https://www.thelocal.com/20250109/explainer-why-is-donald-trump-so-interested-in-greenland Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:48:34 +0100 explainer-why-is-donald-trump-so-interested-in-greenland Denmark gave the US military sovereignty over Greenland in 1941, making it hard to see what more President-elect Donald Trump has to gain from recent overtures, Ulrik Pram Gad, a Greenland expert at the Danish Institute for International Studies, told The Local. https://www.thelocal.com/20250108/everything-the-us-could-want-from-greenland-they-already-have Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:39:23 +0100 everything-the-us-could-want-from-greenland-they-already-have US president-elect Donald Trump has declined to rule out the use of military coercion in a potential takeover of Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. https://www.thelocal.com/20250108/trump-declines-to-rule-out-military-force-to-take-over-greenland Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:16:28 +0100 trump-declines-to-rule-out-military-force-to-take-over-greenland Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday stated the Danish government’s view after intensified calls by incoming US President Donald Trump for an American takeover of Greenland. https://www.thelocal.com/20250107/lets-keep-calm-danish-pm-responds-to-latest-trump-greenland-comments Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:51:32 +0100 lets-keep-calm-danish-pm-responds-to-latest-trump-greenland-comments A meeting in Copenhagen between the prime minister of Greenland, Múte Egede, and King Frederik has been cancelled amid reports Donald Trump Jr is set to visit the Arctic territory. https://www.thelocal.com/20250107/greenland-pms-meeting-with-king-postponed-amid-reported-trump-jr-visit Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:07:25 +0100 greenland-pms-meeting-with-king-postponed-amid-reported-trump-jr-visit Greenland's prime minister Múte B. Egede on Monday said the autonomous Arctic territory 'will never be for sale', following recent comments from US president-elect Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.com/20241223/greenlandic-mp-in-denmark-says-territory-still-not-for-sale Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:40:21 +0100 greenlandic-mp-in-denmark-says-territory-still-not-for-sale