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The Commission is trying to make the controversial deal more palatable to farm ministers

Washington has repeatedly refused to rule out using military force to seize the mineral-rich Danish territory

No matter the crop yields this year, farmers can rest assured that von der Leyen will yield to their demands

A new partnership to promote Swedish clinical trials has been launched, but concerns remain about a lack of patient voices 

Portugal has nearly 1,000 km of strategically important Atlantic coastline, plus extensive territorial waters in the middle of the ocean

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Supplying three quarters of the EU’s LNG does not translate into 'coercive leverage' over the bloc

Danish MEP says unfinished trade deal is among the few levers the EU has over Washington

The measures focus on capping electricity prices and boosting fuel subsidies for farmers

The US has scaled back its childhood vaccination guidelines, inspired by the Danes

Washington says the tanker belongs to a ‘shadow fleet’ used to evade US sanctions

Prague will continue to coordinate the scheme but will not draw on its own strained budget

Experts warn, for example, that emergency generators are only a temporary solution because they run on diesel

Easing of EU rules meant stores never reached the 90% safety level ahead of a winter that has turned bitterly cold

A 1952 law orders Danish forces to engage immediately against an attack, even if there was no formal declaration of war

A Dutch court ruled a couple’s marriage invalid after their AI-written wedding vows omitted the legally required declaration

An incoming strategy looks set to target support at European open source projects to scale into commercial alternatives to US tech

Belgium's biggest hub, Brussels Airport, also confirmed 40 flight cancellations on Wednesday

Consumer price rises in Germany and France, the EU's biggest economies, also slowed in December

After US President Donald Trump reiterated his threats to take over Greenland, several European leaders have voiced opposition to the move. "It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland," reads a joint statement by Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Spain, the UK and Denmark. Commentators discuss how Europe can respond.