According to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, we are living in a time where all European countries must "rise up." All of Europe should be able to defend itself, not just individual countries, she says. Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix
Mette Frederiksen: No country should be exempt from NATO goal
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen opposes allowing NATO member countries to be exempt from the goal of spending five percent of GDP on defense. Speaking at the NATO summit in The Hague, she emphasized the need for all of Europe to defend itself collectively. Spain previously sought...
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