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Europe watches Sweden’s election as right-wing influence grows
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Europe watches Sweden’s election as right-wing influence grows

Both the left and the far right in Europe are keeping their fingers crossed ahead of the Swedish parliamentary election. Is Sweden following the EU trend with the far right in government - or going against the grain with a left turn?
Trump map shows US flag over Greenland, Iceland and Canada, sparking anger
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Trump map shows US flag over Greenland, Iceland and Canada, sparking anger

President Donald Trump once again expresses a desire for American dominance over Greenland, Iceland and several countries in the US's vicinity. Iceland and Denmark are furious
EU to invest billions in Greenland for internet, housing and tourism
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EU to invest billions in Greenland for internet, housing and tourism

Better internet, more housing and tourism are promised when the EU Commission invests billions in Greenland.
Greenland cannot conclude Denmark committed genocide in spiral scandal, proposes reconciliation commission
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Greenland cannot conclude Denmark committed genocide in spiral scandal, proposes reconciliation commission

The Greenland government cannot, based on two reports on the major spiral scandal, determine whether Denmark was guilty of genocide. The experts are divided - and now a reconciliation commission is being proposed
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to visit Greenland with Danish prime minister, Euractiv says
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to visit Greenland with Danish prime minister, Euractiv says

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Greenland on September 6-7, reports news site Euractiv.
Greenlandic women to receive compensation over forced IUD scandal
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Greenlandic women to receive compensation over forced IUD scandal

Greenlandic women who had IUDs inserted without consent will receive 300,000 Danish kroner each in compensation. Now parliament has given the green light
Norway pledges $9 billion in continued support for Ukraine
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Norway pledges $9 billion in continued support for Ukraine

Norway is pledging nine billion dollars, equivalent to 85 billion kronor, in continued support for Ukraine. The announcement came as leaders of the Baltic and Nordic countries met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv
Frederiksen wants tougher law after fatal attack on Swedish police officer in Copenhagen
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Frederiksen wants tougher law after fatal attack on Swedish police officer in Copenhagen

Following the fatal violence against a Swedish police officer in Copenhagen, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) wants to see the law tightened. The Danish government wants to toughen the punishment for deadly violence in cases where the perpetrator has previously been convicted of a violent crime
Spain installs 500-meter sea barrier as Ceuta migrant crisis prompts EU emergency meeting
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Spain installs 500-meter sea barrier as Ceuta migrant crisis prompts EU emergency meeting

The EU will hold an emergency meeting on the migrant wave in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Tuesday. Spain's prime minister also condemned a "selfish" attitude from some EU countries
Italy suspends Schengen free movement cooperation with Spain amid Ceuta migrant crisis
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Italy suspends Schengen free movement cooperation with Spain amid Ceuta migrant crisis

Italy is suspending Schengen cooperation on free movement with Spain, the country’s interior ministry said in a statement, Reuters news agency reports on its website. This is due to the migrant crisis in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta
Trump renews demand for control of Greenland, citing Denmark’s investment failure
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Trump renews demand for control of Greenland, citing Denmark’s investment failure

Donald Trump is once again threatening to take over Greenland. According to the U
Frederiksen on deadly Copenhagen violence: typical pattern of crime by people from outside Denmark
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Frederiksen on deadly Copenhagen violence: typical pattern of crime by people from outside Denmark

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen feels “deep sadness and violent anger” after a Swedish man was beaten and died at a football event in Copenhagen last week.
EU Pushes Migrant Return Hubs Outside Europe as Frederiksen Calls for Harder Line
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EU Pushes Migrant Return Hubs Outside Europe as Frederiksen Calls for Harder Line

"We'll fix it," said Angela Merkel and opened the door to hundreds of thousands in crisis-hit Europe during the refugee crisis. Ten years later, the winds are blowing in a very different direction
EU majority supports camps for deportees outside the EU
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EU majority supports camps for deportees outside the EU

Sweden and 18 other EU countries jointly support the establishment of camps for deportees outside the EU.
Crown Prince gets key post in Denmark's government
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Crown Prince gets key post in Denmark's government

Mette Frederiksen's third Danish government consists of eleven women and ten men. The fact that Peter Hummelgaard will be the new Minister of Finance is interpreted as making him Frederiksen's "crown prince"
Frederiksen says her four-leaf clover coalition did the impossible
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Frederiksen says her four-leaf clover coalition did the impossible

It is a coalition that will need support to get its policies through. It is the result of ten weeks of negotiations in Denmark
Frederiksen ready to lead new Danish government after negotiations
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Frederiksen ready to lead new Danish government after negotiations

Mette Frederiksen will continue to lead the Danish government. The outgoing prime minister has visited King Frederik and announced that negotiations are complete and that she intends to lead the country for the coming years
First negotiations on Danish government end after Marienborg talks
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First negotiations on Danish government end after Marienborg talks

The first negotiations for a center-left government in Denmark have now been concluded.
Denmark's Mette Frederiksen gets another chance to form a government
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Denmark's Mette Frederiksen gets another chance to form a government

Denmark's outgoing Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) will make another attempt to form a government.
Løkke says no, new Danish search for government
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Løkke says no, new Danish search for government

There will be a new round of exploratory talks to find a Danish government, Venstre party leader Troels Lund Poulsen says after his attempt to form a government failed. "I have insisted that it should be about politics, not people
Løkke calls new attempt a test balloon that cannot fly
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Løkke calls new attempt a test balloon that cannot fly

Attempts to form a minority blue government in Denmark are dismissed by the kingmaker Lars Løkke Rasmussen. He calls the proposal “a test balloon that cannot fly
No Danish government yet - negotiations paused
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No Danish government yet - negotiations paused

Nearly eight weeks after the Danish election, there is still no new government in sight. On Sunday, Troels Lund Poulsen of Venstre, the designated exploratory leader, announced that negotiations are on hold
Mette Frederiksen regrets cigarette comment about children and social media
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Mette Frederiksen regrets cigarette comment about children and social media

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) regrets a controversial statement she made about children and cigarettes.
New start in Danish government negotiations as Troels Lund Poulsen appointed
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New start in Danish government negotiations as Troels Lund Poulsen appointed

Almost seven weeks after the election, Denmark still lacks a new government. King Frederik X has appointed Venstre party leader Troels Lund Poulsen to lead the inquiry
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