Denmark's PM Calls Past Defense Cuts a Major Mistake

We must take the threat from the east seriously, urges Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in the EU Parliament.

» Published: July 08 2025 at 11:23

Denmark's PM Calls Past Defense Cuts a Major Mistake
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The Dane speaks in a debate about what her government will prioritize during the next half year when Denmark serves as the presiding country in the EU Council of Ministers.

Much of it is about security, with a promise of continued work for increased defense cooperation and better opportunities for the defense industry.

Cutting our defense expenditures over the past 30 years was an enormous mistake that must never be repeated, says Frederiksen among other things.

Migration is also a favorite topic for the Prime Minister, whose country has long pushed for a tougher policy with sharper control at the EU's external borders and more deportations.

What has been the general opinion among our inhabitants for quite a few years has now finally become the general opinion for many of us politicians as well. Maybe not here in parliament, but in the European Council (EU's heads of state and government). And that's what I'm very glad for, says Frederiksen in Strasbourg.

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