2025年1月8日 · With 57,000 inhabitants spread out across 2.2 million square kilometres, Greenland is geographically closer to North America than to Europe. It is located around 2,500 kilometres from Copenhagen, on which it depends for more than half of its public budget.

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2025年1月10日 · Denmark's government leaders are keen for talks with incoming US president Donald Trump after his comments on Greenland. Photo: Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she was attempting to set up talks with US President-elect Donald Trump following his remarks about taking ...

2025年1月2日 · Following King Frederik’s first New Year’s Eve speech on Tuesday, it was Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s turn to address the nation on January 1st.. The New Year’s Day speech was the sixth for Frederiksen, who was first elected in 2019. She used the speech in part to reinforce recent comments she has made about the deteriorating security situation in Europe and Denmark’s need to ...

2024年10月29日 · Mortensaften celebrations with goose and songs. Saint Martin's Eve, or Mortensaften to give it its Danish name, is celebrated each November 10th in a long line of countries, mostly as a harvest festival.. In Denmark, the St. Martin’s Day (November 11th) is not an official holiday but many older generations still mark the occasion with a dinner of goose or duck on the preceding evening.

2024年12月31日 · How will interest rates affect the various types of mortgage available in Denmark in 2025? Photo: Linda Kastrup/Ritzau Scanpix Falling interest rates in Denmark could make it beneficial for some homeowners to switch mortgage type in 2025, while others may be unable to avoid higher repayments.

2025年1月7日 · What about US presence in Greenland? While Trump has talked about “control” of Greenland being crucial for security in the area, the US already has a high degree of presence in the territory due to a a 1951 defence agreement between the US and Denmark that gave the United States the right to military presence in Greenland.. The agreement allows the US wide-ranging access to the Arctic ...

2025年1月6日 · Right wing parties promise closer collaboration this year. The four right-wing opposition parties Liberal Alliance, the Conservatives, Denmark Democrats and Danish People’s Party have issued a statement promising closer collaboration in the form of more joint proposals this year, as they seek to present a united front for conservative voters ahead of a likely general election in 2026.

2025年1月7日 · Greenland's PM Múte Egede pictured with King Frederik last summer. Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix 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.