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Denmark Launches Its EU Presidency Facing War in Ukraine and Trump Tariff Chaos
- Denmark launched its presidency of the European Union on Thursday with a call for Europe to unite to take on war in Ukraine and chaos caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariff hike which are likely to mark the Nordic country's six-month term at the helm of the world's biggest trading bloc.
- Russia's war on Ukraine, now in its fourth year, is seen as an existential challenge in Europe and will weigh heavily on most policy debate.
- Trump's 90-day tariff pause ends on July 9 with no EU-U.S. trade deal in place as yet, requiring laying the groundwork for countries to buy the military equipment needed to execute NATO's defense plans with Trump's security priorities lying outside Europe.
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Denmark takes over EU presidency amid challenges
For the next six months, the Council of the European Union will be led by Denmark, which is taking over from Poland. The rotating position of "president" means shaping the bloc's agenda, pressing for the required consensus and acting as an EU representative.
DEXYPTAGE - The Prime Minister of the Kingdom Mette Frederiksen, who takes the rotating presidency of the EU, wants to accelerate on European defence and support for Ukraine.
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The inauguration of the European rotating presidency, which falls this semester in Denmark, was planned with the visit of Ursula Von der Leyen and the European Commissioners to the city of Aarhus, to establish there the priorities of the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen . Surprisingly, the Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenski, who has expressed his confidence that the Danish presidency of the Council of the European Union, will "keep t…
Europe told to ‘step up’ for Ukraine
AARHUS, Denmark - Europe must beef up aid to Ukraine following Washington’s decision to pause some weapons shipments, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, as Denmark vowed to use its EU presidency to push for Ukraine’s EU accession.
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