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Denmark's foreign minister welcomes US change of plans for Greenland visit
Denmark's foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Wednesday welcomed Washington's decision to limit a US delegation's visit to Greenland to a US military base, after previous plans sparked criticism.
'Cannot be annexed': Danish foreign minister rejects Trump's Greenland plan
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.
Denmark to move forward with plans to ban smartphones at schools
Smartphones will be banned at schools under new legislation proposed in Denmark, the education minister announced Tuesday.
Danish PM 'open-minded' but wants US support on use of troops in Ukraine
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".
How have Denmark and Greenland reacted to Trump’s move on Arctic territory?
Donald Trump appears to be serious in his designs for a US takeover of Greenland. How have Greenland and Denmark responded so far?
Denmark gets seat on UN Security Council
Denmark has been awarded a seat on the UN Security Council for the next two years.
Denmark calls new UN COP28 climate draft 'historic progress'
Denmark on Wednesday hailed a new draft deal at UN climate talks as historic on tackling fossil fuels, in one of the first reactions from a European nation.
Denmark bans Quran burnings as parliament enacts divisive new law
Denmark's parliament on Thursday adopted a law criminalising the "inappropriate treatment" of religious texts, effectively banning Quran burnings after a series of desecrations of Islam's holy book sparked anger in Muslim countries over the summer.
Danish immigration minister praises Italian asylum deal with Albania
Denmark’s Minister for Immigration and Integration Kaare Dybvad Bek has praised the Italian government for announcing an agreement with Albania which could see two offshore Italian asylum processing centres set up in the south Balkan country.
Denmark announces ban on Quran burnings
Denmark could punish people who burn the Quran in public with up to two years in prison under a new law proposed by the government on Friday.
Denmark withdraws AstraZeneca from Covid-19 vaccination programme
Denmark has confirmed it will withdraw the AstraZeneca vaccine from the country's Covid-19 vaccination programme.