€245m air defence system to be sent from Denmark and Sweden for Ukraine
Ukraine is set to receive a €245 million air defence system from Denmark and Sweden to help protect against Russian strikes. The air defence system, T...
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Norway and European Union review progress of Green Alliance at annual meeting
Norway and the European Union have reviewed progress on their respective domestic policy developments and identified further avenues for cooperation a...
Sweden and Norway decline Trump’s Board of Peace invitation
Sweden and Norway have both declined an invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace in its current form, according to Sveriges Radio. Speaking during th...
Anger after U.S. Ambassador Nominee jokes about Iceland becoming ‘52nd state’
Residents of Iceland have expressed anger after U.S. Ambassador to Iceland nominee Rep. Billy Long joked that the country should become the 52nd U.S. ...
Trump’s interest in Greenland prompts European leaders to issue joint statement
U.S. President Trump’s renewed interest in annexing Greenland to be a part of American territory has prompted European leaders to issue a joint ...
“Mutual respect” pledged between Greenland and United States post Trump comments
Kenneth Howery, the new U.S. ambassador to Denmark, has made his first visit to Greenland, pledging to show “mutual respect” between the island ...
Iceland visited by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
On Thursday, Iceland’s Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir and Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir met with NATO Secretary General ...
Local elections in Denmark: Social Democrats see extensive election losses
The Social Democrats suffered extensive losses in Denmark’s recent local elections, losing control of Copenhagen for the first time in over a ce...