Defence a key priority of Denmark's presidency of the European Union

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Defence a key priority of Denmark's presidency of the European Union  Denmark took over the six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union. During the European Commission's visit to the new rotating Presidency, Copenhagen reiterated its priorities.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/04/defence-a-key-priority-of-denmarks-presidency-of-the-european-union  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Security and defense. This was the expression used several times during the recent meeting

00:09between the Danish presidency of the European Union and the European Commission. Over the

00:14next six months, Copenhagen intends to drive forward the rearmament efforts of the 27-member

00:20bloc.

00:21If we are not willing to stand up for our continent, then who are we as Europeans? We need to rearm

00:30Europe by no later than 2030. And I look forward to the road map on how to achieve this objective

00:40so that we can develop common capabilities, scale up our defense industry, procure together

00:49and break down any barriers and obstacles in our way.

00:55Denmark believes that migration policy is also a question of security. According to the Danish

01:01Prime Minister, the European system is failing. For her part, the President of the Commission

01:08listed the points in the Pact on Migration and Asylum on which Denmark must make progress.

01:13The Pact for Migration and Asylum has to be implemented. But then we have the operational

01:18side. Under your presidency, we can make progress on our return proposal, on the safe third country's

01:25concept and the safe countries of origin.

01:28During its six-month presidency, Copenhagen also intends to consolidate the union's competitiveness

01:33crisis in the face of trade turbulence. Russian aggression, Donald Trump's tariffs, Chinese

01:39overcapacity, fierce global competition, the climate crisis. The Danish presidency of the EU

01:45Council begins amid challenges that are formidable and unpredictable. Denmark has the hard task of

01:52keeping the 27 member states united to build a common front. But as geopolitics turn more and more

01:59explosive, the fracture lines between the capitals only deepen. Jorge Liboreiro, Euronews, Aarhus.

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