Frederiksen, who also met the French president, Emmanuel Macron, added: “Everyone in Europe can see that it will be a different collaboration with the USA now.
“At least these are the tones we hear from Washington in relation to trade and economic cooperation.
“Regardless of what happens in the USA, Europe must stand stronger in its own right,” the Social Democrat leader added.
Trump has refused to rule out using military force to take the Arctic island, part of the kingdom of Denmark, which continues to control Greenland’s foreign policy and defence.
He appeared to double down on his geopolitical ambitions over the weekend, declaring: “I think we’re going to have [Greenland].”
At their joint press conference in Berlin on Tuesday, neither Scholz nor Frederiksen mentioned Trump or Greenland, but it seemed clear the issue was on their minds.
“We need a stronger and more resolute Europe standing increasingly in its own right, capable of defending and promoting Europe and the European interests,” she said. »
