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Japan Today
14 hours ago
- Business
- Japan Today
Denmark to push for Ukraine's EU membership during presidency
European and Danish flags fly at the Danish Parliament Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 3, 2025. Denmark takes over the EU presidency on July 1, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK. Denmark will continue preparing Ukraine for EU membership in the face of Hungary blocking negotiations, when the Nordic country takes over the presidency of the European Council from July 1, its European affairs minister said on Thursday. "Unfortunately, Hungary is blocking and we are trying to put as much pressure there as we can and also do everything we can to make Ukraine continue with the necessary reform work," European affairs minister Marie Bjerre told a press conference in Copenhagen. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has strongly opposed providing NATO military and EU aid to Ukraine, saying the country's EU membership would destroy Hungarian farmers and the wider economy. Ukraine had already initiated the necessary reforms and is ready to speed up the negotiations. "When we get to the point where we can actually open the specific negotiation chapters, we can be ready to close them very quickly," Bjerre said. Denmark will also seek to reach agreement among EU nations on the bloc's planned 2040 climate goals. The European Commission plans to propose in July a legally binding target to cut EU countries' emissions by 90% by 2040, from 1990 levels. Faced with pushback from governments, however, Brussels is assessing options including setting a lower target for domestic industries, and using international carbon credits to make up the gap to 90%. © Thomson Reuters 2025.
Straits Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Denmark to push for Ukraine's EU membership during presidency
European and Danish flags fly at the Danish Parliament Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 3, 2025. Denmark takes over the EU presidency on July 1, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK. COPENHAGEN - Denmark will continue preparing Ukraine for EU membership in the face of Hungary blocking negotiations, when the Nordic country takes over the presidency of the European Council from July 1, its European affairs minister said on Thursday. "Unfortunately, Hungary is blocking and we are trying to put as much pressure there as we can and also do everything we can to make Ukraine continue with the necessary reform work," European affairs minister Marie Bjerre told a press conference in Copenhagen. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has strongly opposed providing NATO military and EU aid to Ukraine, saying the country's EU membership would destroy Hungarian farmers and the wider economy. Ukraine had already initiated the necessary reforms and is ready to speed up the negotiations. "When we get to the point where we can actually open the specific negotiation chapters, we can be ready to close them very quickly," Bjerre said. Denmark will also seek to reach agreement among EU nations on the bloc's planned 2040 climate goals. The European Commission plans to propose in July a legally binding target to cut EU countries' emissions by 90% by 2040, from 1990 levels. Faced with pushback from governments, however, Brussels is assessing options including setting a lower target for domestic industries, and using international carbon credits to make up the gap to 90%. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
12-06-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
One Cycling project not included in next season's UCI calendar
FILE PHOTO: Cycling - UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark - October 20, 2024, Denmark's Michael Moerkoev in action during the men's team race Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS/File Photo One Cycling project not included in next season's UCI calendar The UCI opted not to include the One Cycling project when it launched its World Tour and Women's World Tour calendars for 2026 on Thursday, with the governing body saying it was incompatible with its regulatory framework. The project, reportedly backed by an investment firm owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), aims to revolutionise cycling with the support of major teams and race organisers. One Cycling wanted an overhaul of the calendar and the possible creation of new competitions to generate new sources of revenue. "The project, which had been developed by certain teams and organisers in collaboration with a sports investment fund, was deemed incompatible with the governance and regulatory framework of the UCI as well as lacking sporting coherence," a UCI press release said. The UCI said it welcomed the fact that cycling is attracting new investors and wished to continue discussions with the project's representatives. There is one addition to the women's calendar with the Dwars door Vlaanderen on April 1, after the race had previously been run on the UCI ProSeries calendar, the second-tier tour. In an effort to promote the continued development of women's cycling, the UCI Management Committee approved a 20% increase in the participation allowance paid by organisers of Women's World Tour events to participating teams. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
The Star
12-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
Cycling-One Cycling project not included in next season's UCI calendar
FILE PHOTO: Cycling - UCI Track Cycling World Championships - Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark - October 20, 2024, Denmark's Michael Moerkoev in action during the men's team race Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS/File Photo (Reuters) -The UCI opted not to include the One Cycling project when it launched its World Tour and Women's World Tour calendars for 2026 on Thursday, with the governing body saying it was incompatible with its regulatory framework. The project, reportedly backed by an investment firm owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), aims to revolutionise cycling with the support of major teams and race organisers. One Cycling wanted an overhaul of the calendar and the possible creation of new competitions to generate new sources of revenue. "The project, which had been developed by certain teams and organisers in collaboration with a sports investment fund, was deemed incompatible with the governance and regulatory framework of the UCI as well as lacking sporting coherence," a UCI press release said. The UCI said it welcomed the fact that cycling is attracting new investors and wished to continue discussions with the project's representatives. There is one addition to the women's calendar with the Dwars door Vlaanderen on April 1, after the race had previously been run on the UCI ProSeries calendar, the second-tier tour. In an effort to promote the continued development of women's cycling, the UCI Management Committee approved a 20% increase in the participation allowance paid by organisers of Women's World Tour events to participating teams. (Reporting by Trevor Stynes; Editing by Ken Ferris)
Straits Times
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Denmark won't bend to Trump's pressure over Greenland, prime minister says
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends a press conference with President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola (not pictured) at the Prime Minister's Office, ahead of Denmark's takeover of the European Union presidency, at Christiansborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 3, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS/ File Photo FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen receives Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen ahead of a meeting at Marienborg in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, April 27, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS/File Photo OSLO - Denmark will not yield to "unacceptable" pressure from the United States for control of semi-autonomous Greenland, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Thursday, warning Greenlanders' right to self-determination was at stake. President Donald Trump has said he wants the United States to take over the minerals-rich and strategically-located Arctic island for reasons of national and international security, and has not ruled out the use of force to do so. "The world order we've built through generations is being challenged like never before," Frederiksen said in a speech for National Day. "In recent months Greenland and Denmark have been subjected to unacceptable pressure from our closest ally," she added, referring to the United States. U.S. Vice President JD Vance on a visit to the island in March accused fellow NATO member Denmark of not doing a good job keeping Greenland safe and suggested the United States would better protect the territory. Vance's visit followed an election victory by Greenland's Demokraatit party, which favours a slow approach to independence rather than the quicker departure proposed by some others. Leaders of Denmark and Greenland have said only Greenlanders can decide the territory's future, and the Danish constitution gives the island the right to seek independence. Fundamental principles in the transatlantic relationship such as national sovereignty, the respect for borders and people's right to self-determination are now at stake, Frederiksen said. "But we don't bend. We Danes are not like that," she added. Denmark's King Frederik, who is popular in Greenland, visited the island in late April in a show of unity amid the diplomatic stand-off with Trump. A 1951 agreement between the United States and Denmark gives the U.S. the right to construct military bases in Greenland as long as Denmark and Greenland are notified. The island, whose capital Nuuk is closer to New York than Copenhagen, boasts mineral, oil and natural gas wealth, but development has been slow and the mining sector has seen very limited U.S. investment. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
