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 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 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed Friday that talks with Denmark on the running of Greenland would be pursued, amid US demands to control the Arctic territory, Denmark's prime minister said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260214/danish-pm-says-new-us-talks-on-greenland-to-be-held Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:18:30 +0100 danish-pm-says-new-us-talks-on-greenland-to-be-held A delegation of United States senators visited Greenland Monday to "rebuild the trust" shattered by President Donald Trump's threats to annex the Arctic island, the lawmakers declared. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260209/us-senators-visit-greenland-to-rebuild-trust-broken-by-trump Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:03:22 +0100 us-senators-visit-greenland-to-rebuild-trust-broken-by-trump Denmark's foreign minister said Saturday his country is now in a better position in regards to US President Donald Trump's desire to acquire Greenland -- an autonomous Danish territory -- but stressed the crisis is not yet resolved. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260208/denmark-better-placed-on-greenland-with-us-but-not-out-of-the-crisis-fm Sun, 08 Feb 2026 11:19:41 +0100 denmark-better-placed-on-greenland-with-us-but-not-out-of-the-crisis-fm France and Canada, which both oppose US President Donald Trump's claim to Greenland, opened consulates in the Danish autonomous territory's capital on Friday, in a show of support for the local government. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260207/in-show-of-support-france-and-canada-open-consulates-in-greenland Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:13:40 +0100 in-show-of-support-france-and-canada-open-consulates-in-greenland Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Monday he was seeking "concrete results" from ongoing talks with the United States. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260202/greenland-pm-wants-concrete-results-from-us-talks Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:44:16 +0100 greenland-pm-wants-concrete-results-from-us-talks Denmark's foreign minister said on Thursday he was "more optimistic" after talks kicked off with the United States over Greenland. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260129/denmark-hails-very-constructive-meeting-with-us-over-greenland Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:51:18 +0100 denmark-hails-very-constructive-meeting-with-us-over-greenland 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.dk/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 Troops sent to Greenland by Copenhagen were ordered to be combat ready in case the United States attacked the autonomous Danish territory, Danish public broadcaster DR reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260123/danish-troops-were-combat-ready-in-greenland Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:56:54 +0100 danish-troops-were-combat-ready-in-greenland Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will on Friday hold talks with her Greenlandic counterpart after a turbulent week that saw US President Donald Trump back down from his threats to forcibly seize the Arctic island and agree to talks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260123/danish-and-greenland-pms-to-meet-after-trump-deal-with-nato-chief Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:58:47 +0100 danish-and-greenland-pms-to-meet-after-trump-deal-with-nato-chief