Denmark has been an EU member country since 1st January 1973.

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy. It has a representative parliamentary system with a head of government - the prime minister - and a head of state - the monarch - who officially retains executive power, although duties are strictly representative and ceremonial. The kingdom also comprises 2 autonomous constituent countries in the Atlantic, neither of which are EU members: the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

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Lars Løkke RASMUSSEN, Danish Prime Minister, is the thirteenth EU leader to debate the future of Europe with MEPs on Wednesday afternoon.

The Europeans want the EU to change. This is why the European Parliament is taking the leadership over a reform of the EU.

Parliament set out its vision for the future of Europe in three resolutions voted in plenary session on 16 February 2017. MEPs suggested, among other things: turning the Council of Ministers into a genuine second legislative chamber, and its configurations into preparatory bodies similar to Parliament’s committees,&nbsp;appointing an EU finance minister and giving the EU Commission the power to formulate and give effect to a common EU economic policy, backed up by a euro-area budget, and creating a fiscal capacity consisting of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and specific additional budgetary capacity for the euro area, funded by its members as a part of the EU budget.

Debate on the Future of Europe with Lars Løkke RASMUSSEN, Danish Prime Mini

President Metsola participates in the 7th Meeting of the European Political Community

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates in the 7th Meeting of the European Political Community

Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Copenhagen, 1 October 2025

EU leaders will meet for an informal European Council in Copenhagen to discuss how to strengthen:

    Europe’s common defence
    support for Ukraine

The leaders will return to both topics at the next European Council meeting on 23-24 October 2025.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates in the Informal EUCO in Copenhagen, Denmark

The European Parliament's Conference of Presidents visit to Copenhagen ahead of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The EP group leaders and its President are the political body in Parliament and, among other things, are responsible for the organisation of Parliament’s business and legislative planning, deciding the responsibilities and membership of committees and delegations, relations with other EU institutions, the national parliaments and non-EU countries.

Conference of Presidents in Copenhagen (Denmark)

EP President Metsola is in Denmark for an official visit, where she meets the Speaker of the Danish Parliament, Søren Gade, and participates in a Town Hall discussion with young people

Official visit of EP President, Roberta Metsola to Denmark

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Brian MIKKELSEN, CEO of the Danish Chamber of Commerce

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Lars SANDAHL SØRENSEN, CEO of the Confederation of Danish Industry

Lex signing ceremony in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President, and Marie BJERRE, Minister for European Affairs on behalf of the Danish Presidency

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Søren GADE, Speaker of the Danish Folketing

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates at the Meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in Copenhagen (Denmark) - Meeting with Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, Leader of Belarusian democratic opposition forces

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates at the Meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in Copenhagen, Denmark - Meeting with Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister

On the occasion of the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, EP President Roberta METSOLA meets with Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister. The seventh meeting of the European Political Community bring together leaders from across the continent in Copenhagen, Denmark. Leaders focus on how to strengthen Ukraine, the general security situation in Europe and how to make our Europe stronger and more secure in the geopolitical situation we face. The plenary is followed by several roundtable discussions focusing on different aspects of the security situation in Europe, including traditional and hybrid threats, economic security and migration.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in Copenhagen (Denmark): extract from the meeting with Nikol PASHINYAN, Armenian Prime Minister

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, speaks to the journalists at the Meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Denmark is hosting the seventh meeting of the European Political Community (EPC). The meeting serves as a platform for informal political and strategic dialogue, bringing together European heads of state or government alongside leaders of key European and international institutions. The goal of the meeting is to promote political dialogue and cooperation, and to strengthen security, stability, and prosperity on the European continent.

Doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at the Meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in Copenhagen, Denmark

This video presents extracts from the arrival of EP President Roberta METSOLA at the Bella Center, her doorstep, the family photo and a roundtable of the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC). The seventh meeting of the European Political Community bring together leaders from across the continent in Copenhagen, Denmark. Leaders focus on how to strengthen Ukraine, the general security situation in Europe and how to make our Europe stronger and more secure in the geopolitical situation we face. The plenary is followed by several roundtable discussions focusing on different aspects of the security situation in Europe, including traditional and hybrid threats, economic security and migration.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates to the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in Copenhagen (Denmark): arrival, doorstep, family photo and roundtable

This news item shows extracts from the arrival of Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, to the Christiansborg Palace and her meeting with Søren GADE, Speaker of the Danish Parliament. This meeting takes place in the occasion of the informal European Council meeting in Copenhagen (Denmark), where EU leaders discuss how to strengthen Europe’s common defence support for Ukraine. The leaders will return to both topics at the next European Council meeting on 23-24 October 2025.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates in the Informal Meeting of Heads of State or Government in Copenhagen (Denmark) - meeting with Søren GADE, Speaker of the Danish Parliament: arrival, meeting and roundtable

Roberta METSOLA, President of the European Parliament, participates in the Informal European Council meeting in Copenhagen, where EU leaders discuss how to strengthen Europe’s common defence and support for Ukraine. President Metsola gives a doorstep statement and highlights the need to address detection, defense, and deterrence measures after drone disruptions in the territories of the European Union and urge to approve the 19th package of sanctions against Russia. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Doorstep by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, at the Informal European Council meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark

This news item shows the participation of EP President Roberta METSOLA in the informal meeting, including her arrival, doorstep, the roundtable of Prime Ministers and Heads of State. EU leaders meet for an informal European Council in Copenhagen, Denmark, to discuss how to strengthen Europe’s common defence support for Ukraine. The leaders will discuss again these topics at the next European Council meeting on 23-24 October 2025.

Roberta METSOLA, EP President participates in the Informal Meeting of Heads of State or Government in Copenhagen (Denmark): arrival, doorstep and roundtable

MEPs discuss Denmark’s six-month Council Presidency agenda, which started on 1 July, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The Danish government says the EU is facing new international challenges, geopolitical and economic competition, and rising levels of conflict. The presidency’s slogan, ‘A strong Europe in a changing world’, expresses Denmark’s plan to work towards a resilient EU that takes responsibility for its own security. One round of political group speakers

Presentation of the programme of activities of the Danish presidency: One round of political group speakers

EP Conference of Presidents meets with the incoming Danish Presidency of the Council. Denmark holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union during the second half of 2025. This news items shows the boat tour with Marie BJERRE, Danish Minister for European Affairs.

EP Conference of Presidents meets with the incoming Danish Presidency of the Council: extracts from the boat tour with Marie BJERRE, Danish Minister for European Affairs

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