Denmark’s prime minister to seek unified European response over Trump’s desire to ‘get’ Greenland – Europe live

Mette Frederiksen to discuss US president’s interest in Greenland with leaders in Berlin, Paris and Brussels

Denmark’s Frederiksen spoke in Berlin over the last hour, where she begun her European tour meeting German chancellor Olof Scholz.

She did not explicitly reference US president Donald Trump or Greenland, but let’s see if you can spot a certain theme or subtext in her comments.

This morning, we are facing more uncertain reality, a reality that calls for an even more united Europe and for more cooperation. Our ties are rooted in our history, our values, and in our interests, in Europe and also across the Atlantic. …

We need a stronger and a more resolute Europe standing increasingly in its own right, capable of defending and promoting Europe and the European interests. It is up to Europe to define the future of our continent. I think we have to take more responsibility for our own security. …

On a day of startling blue skies, Auschwitz survivors stood before princes and presidents on Monday to remind the world, perhaps for the final time, of the horrors they suffered there during one of the darkest moments of human history.

Beneath a white marquee erected in front of the gate to the former Nazi death camp, four former inmates – the youngest 86, the oldest 99 – warned world leaders on the 80th anniversary of its liberation against the danger of rising antisemitism.