- Title: Macron meets Denmark PM Frederiksen in Paris
- Date: 28th January 2025
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (JANUARY 28, 2025) (AGENCY POOL) FRENCH PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, WALKING OUT OF ELYSEE PALACE, STANDING BY STEPS MACRON WALKING DOWN STEPS TO GREET DANISH PRIME MINISTER, METTE FREDERIKSEN / BOTH WALKING UP STEPS, POSING FOR PHOTOS, ENTERING ELYSEE REPUBLICAN GUARDS ON STEPS
- Embargoed: 11th February 2025 11:14
- Keywords: Denmark EU European Union France Greenland Macron Trump
- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
- City: PARIS, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001673228012025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: French President Emmanuel Macron met Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday (January 28) in Paris, following renewed interest by U.S. President Donald Trump in controlling Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory.
This month, Trump said Greenland is vital to U.S. security and Denmark must give up control of the strategically important Arctic island.
Denmark said on Monday (January 27) it would spend 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.05 billion) boosting its military presence in the Arctic.
Following more than a decade of drastic cuts in defence spending, last year Denmark allocated 190 billion Danish crowns ($26 billion) for its military over a 10-year span, part of which has now been allocated to the Arctic.
Denmark, while responsible for Greenland's security and defence, has limited military capabilities on the vast island, widely regarded as a security black hole.
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