Greenland, Donald Trump and Danish
Trump sought Greenland during his first term in office, saying in 2019 that it was “hurting Denmark very badly” by costing the nation $700 million a year. He said the United States could scoop it up.
Brando Benifei, Bernd Lange, Eva Maydell, Sophie Wilmès and David McAllister — all lawmakers belonging to the Parliament’s centrist parties — will be attending, according to two MEPs and one official. But they are late to the party. Far-right factions, traditionally sidelined from Parliament’s business by the mainstream, are beating them to it.
Donald Tusk, European Parliament
How to deal with Donald Trump's disruptive return to the White House and the tempestuous forays of his billionaire ally Elon Musk into European affairs? "We must not let our actions be dictated to us by Donald Trump or Elon Musk.
Far-right lawmakers, whose influence has grown following June European elections, have rejected calls for the commission to firmly apply the Digital Services Act – the EU’s landmark rules tackling illegal and harmful activities online – which could place Musk at risk of copious fines.
Donald Trump has broken with tradition and invited foreign politicians to his swearing-in, including conservative and far-right figures such as Italy's Giorgia Meloni, Argentina's Javier Milei and French MEP Marion Maréchal.
Lawmakers want the European Commission to resist potential Trump pressure to soften rules that rein in U.S. tech giants.
Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, told President Donald Trump to “f*** off,” in response to Trump touting the idea of buying Greenland.
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Europe needs to take care of its own security rather than relying on the U.S. and spend more accordingly, Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, told the European Parliament on Wednesday.