German Chancellor Olaf Scholz amped up on criticism of US President-elect Donald Trump over the integrity of borders during an animated speech meant to motivate Social Democrats ahead of a federal election next month.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday dismissed incoming US president Donald Trump's demands that Germany and other NATO allies spend at least 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. "Five percent would be over €200 billion ($204 billion) per year,

Trump has expressed renewed interest in the U.S. taking control of Greenland, going so far as to refusing to rule out military intervention.

Chancellor Scholz says spending 5% of GDP on defense would require Germany to allocate more than €200 billion ($204 billion) annually on military expenditures - Anadolu Ajansı

Other German politicians have equally rebuked US President-elect Donald Trump over his demand that NATO's European members should more than double their defence spending.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the principle of inviolability of borders applies to every country, however powerful

Scholz is counting on strong relations between the German government and the incoming US administration under president Donald Trump. Soeren Stache/dpa German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is counting on strong relations between the German government and the ...

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The EU's two leading members were reacting to the US president-elect's plans to acquire Denmark's autonomous territory.