https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed US President Donald Trump on Wednesday insisted he still wanted Greenland saying the territory was not important for Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260708/its-important-for-the-us-not-denmark-trump-insists-he-still-wants-greenland Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:55:11 +0200 its-important-for-the-us-not-denmark-trump-insists-he-still-wants-greenland Denmark's parliament said on Tuesday it had asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow athletes from its autonomous territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands to compete under their own flags at the Olympic Games. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260630/danish-mps-ask-ioc-to-let-greenland-and-faroes-compete-under-own-flags Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:01:22 +0200 danish-mps-ask-ioc-to-let-greenland-and-faroes-compete-under-own-flags Denmark's government has said that it will start deploying conscripts to Greenland, the autonomous Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260624/denmark-to-station-conscripts-in-greenland Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:20:30 +0200 denmark-to-station-conscripts-in-greenland Denmark's defence ministry said on Monday a Greenlandic airline had been selected to help the military with transport and surveillance in the strategic Arctic region. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260623/denmark-hires-greenland-airline-for-arctic-surveillance Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:18:58 +0200 denmark-hires-greenland-airline-for-arctic-surveillance Greenland has recently been hit by localised wildfires, a rarity at this time of year that could be explained by global warming, a researcher at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260619/greenland-sees-wildfires-earlier-in-the-year Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:13:36 +0200 greenland-sees-wildfires-earlier-in-the-year Denmark's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen, was in Washington on Thursday to hold secret meetings with the US government over Greenland, the public broadcaster DR has reported. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260529/denmarks-top-foreign-official-in-us-for-secret-greenland-talks Fri, 29 May 2026 09:41:30 +0200 denmarks-top-foreign-official-in-us-for-secret-greenland-talks Marinel Garciano dislikes winter, and that's tough when it lasts nine months in Ilulissat, Greenland. But she has no regrets about leaving the Philippines to give her children opportunities. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260523/the-asian-workers-keeping-greenland-in-business Sat, 23 May 2026 10:41:35 +0200 the-asian-workers-keeping-greenland-in-business With Denmark's government still having the final say on its foreign policy and the US continuing to pile on pressure, Greenland needs to have a new Danish government in place as soon as possible, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, the country's prime minister, has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260512/greenland-struggling-during-long-wait-for-a-new-danish-government Tue, 12 May 2026 15:13:31 +0200 greenland-struggling-during-long-wait-for-a-new-danish-government Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Thursday slammed as "indecent" reported attempts by an American to pay locals $200,000 each to sign a petition calling for Greenland to join the US. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260508/greenland-slams-bid-to-buy-signatures-for-petition-to-join-us Fri, 08 May 2026 08:54:57 +0200 greenland-slams-bid-to-buy-signatures-for-petition-to-join-us Last week’s Danish general election left the identity of the new government dependent on negotiations between the elected parties, including the two representatives from Greenland. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260331/what-could-greenlandic-politicians-ask-for-in-danish-government-talks Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:14:25 +0200 what-could-greenlandic-politicians-ask-for-in-danish-government-talks Greenland's prime minister said on Tuesday that Denmark's general election was the most important in the history of the Danish autonomous territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260324/greenland-pm-says-danish-election-most-important-in-history Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:55:23 +0100 greenland-pm-says-danish-election-most-important-in-history Denmark took several steps in January to prepare for a military invasion of Greenland by the United States, Danish media have reported. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260319/denmark-prepared-for-us-to-attack-greenland-in-january Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:43:19 +0100 denmark-prepared-for-us-to-attack-greenland-in-january Greenland's foreign minister has stepped down amid a political rift between her party and the ruling coalition, she told AFP on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260314/greenlands-foreign-minister-resigns-as-party-quits-ruling-coalition Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:07:06 +0100 greenlands-foreign-minister-resigns-as-party-quits-ruling-coalition After weathering Donald Trump's repeated threats to take control of Greenland, Copenhagen and Nuuk want to restore a bit of calm ahead of the Danish general election this month, observers say. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260310/why-denmark-and-greenland-want-to-keep-it-cool-on-trump Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:51:56 +0100 why-denmark-and-greenland-want-to-keep-it-cool-on-trump Denmark and its territory Greenland on Saturday rejected Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island coveted by the US leader. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260222/greenland-does-not-need-us-hospital-ship-danish-minister-says Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:42:23 +0100 greenland-does-not-need-us-hospital-ship-danish-minister-says Danish forces evacuated a crew member from a US submarine off the coast of Greenland on Saturday after the sailor required urgent medical treatment, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260222/danish-forces-evacuate-us-submarine-crew-member-off-greenland Sun, 22 Feb 2026 08:16:31 +0100 danish-forces-evacuate-us-submarine-crew-member-off-greenland Denmark's King Frederik X arrived in Greenland on Wednesday for a three-day visit in a show of support for the autonomous Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260219/how-king-frederiks-visit-is-showing-support-for-greenland Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:54:57 +0100 how-king-frederiks-visit-is-showing-support-for-greenland Denmark's King Frederik X is due to start a three-day visit to Greenland on Wednesday, the royal house said, in a show of support to the autonomous Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260218/denmarks-king-frederik-in-greenland-for-three-day-visit Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:38:07 +0100 denmarks-king-frederik-in-greenland-for-three-day-visit Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Saturday she believed US President Donald Trump still sought ownership of Greenland despite dialling back his recent threats to seize it by force. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260215/danish-pm-says-trumps-desire-to-own-greenland-persists Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:26:04 +0100 danish-pm-says-trumps-desire-to-own-greenland-persists At the Greenland School of Minerals and Petroleum, a dozen students in hi-viz vests and helmets are out for the day learning to operate bulldozers, dump trucks, excavators and other equipment. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260214/greenland-prepares-next-generation-for-mining-future Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:22:50 +0100 greenland-prepares-next-generation-for-mining-future