https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen continued a recent theme of talking about the threats faced by Denmark in a speech broadcast to the country on New Year’s Day. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250102/what-did-prime-minister-mette-frederiksen-say-in-her-new-years-day-2025-speech Thu, 02 Jan 2025 13:40:32 +0100 what-did-prime-minister-mette-frederiksen-say-in-her-new-years-day-2025-speech Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is the only Dane to be featured on this year’s Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241212/danish-pm-mette-frederiksen-listed-among-worlds-most-powerful-women Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:52:11 +0100 danish-pm-mette-frederiksen-listed-among-worlds-most-powerful-women A Danish court on Wednesday handed a Polish man a four-month prison sentence and ordered him deported for punching the country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in June. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240807/attacker-of-danish-pm-gets-prison-term-and-deportation-sentence Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:09:28 +0200 attacker-of-danish-pm-gets-prison-term-and-deportation-sentence A Polish man accused of punching Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told a Copenhagen court on Tuesday he doesn't recall hitting her because he was under the influence of alcohol. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240806/danish-pm-attack-suspect-doesnt-recall-hitting-her Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:14:29 +0200 danish-pm-attack-suspect-doesnt-recall-hitting-her A Polish man accused of drunkenly punching Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen goes on trial in Copenhagen on Tuesday, risking prison time and deportation if convicted. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240806/danish-pm-mette-frederiksens-suspected-attacker-suspect-goes-on-trial Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:30:05 +0200 danish-pm-mette-frederiksens-suspected-attacker-suspect-goes-on-trial Denmark’s prosecution authority is pressing additional charges against a 39-year-old man who assaulted Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen as she walked through Copenhagen last month. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240715/danish-pms-attacker-could-be-deported-under-aggravated-charge Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:54:13 +0200 danish-pms-attacker-could-be-deported-under-aggravated-charge The man accused of assaulting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on a public square earlier this month will remain in custody until July 4th, a Copenhagen court ruled on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240620/denmark-extends-detention-of-prime-ministers-suspected-attacker Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:19:12 +0200 denmark-extends-detention-of-prime-ministers-suspected-attacker In her first public appearance since being assaulted on a square last week, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Friday she believed society has a harder time accepting women in power than men. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240614/danish-pm-frederiksen-makes-first-public-appearance-since-assault Fri, 14 Jun 2024 19:19:11 +0200 danish-pm-frederiksen-makes-first-public-appearance-since-assault Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is not yet fully recovered four days after being assaulted in a Copenhagen square, she said in an interview on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240611/danish-pm-frederiksen-still-not-feeling-great-after-assault-in-copenhagen Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:48:36 +0200 danish-pm-frederiksen-still-not-feeling-great-after-assault-in-copenhagen Nato General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg this week confirmed he will continue in his position with the military alliance for at least another year. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had been strongly rumoured as a potential successor. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230704/stoltenberg-stays-on-at-nato-what-next-for-danish-pm-frederiksen Tue, 04 Jul 2023 17:41:45 +0200 stoltenberg-stays-on-at-nato-what-next-for-danish-pm-frederiksen Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday gave the traditional New Year’s Day speech, sent by the government leader from official residence Marienborg on January 1st. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230102/what-did-danish-pm-frederiksen-say-in-new-year-speech Mon, 02 Jan 2023 12:42:37 +0100 what-did-danish-pm-frederiksen-say-in-new-year-speech More than one in two Danish voters prefers incumbent Mette Frederiksen as their choice for prime minister, a new poll has found. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220912/over-half-of-danes-want-frederiksen-as-pm-in-new-poll Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:04:41 +0200 over-half-of-danes-want-frederiksen-as-pm-in-new-poll An official inquiry has found that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen “grossly misled” at a November 4th 2020 press briefing when she announced that all Denmark’s captive mink population must be culled, according to initial reports of the commission’s findings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220630/danish-pm-grossly-misled-during-2020-mink-announcement Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:20:56 +0200 danish-pm-grossly-misled-during-2020-mink-announcement Police escorted Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s car away from the court in Frederiksberg on Thursday after demonstrators damaged a rear light and encircled the vehicle. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211209/protestors-damage-danish-pms-car-during-hearing Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:12:48 +0100 protestors-damage-danish-pms-car-during-hearing A parliamentary commission is to grill Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday over her government's illegal decision last year to cull all farmed minks nationwide over fears of a new coronavirus strain. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211209/denmarks-prime-minister-faces-inquiry-over-decision-to-cull-minks Thu, 09 Dec 2021 13:35:59 +0100 denmarks-prime-minister-faces-inquiry-over-decision-to-cull-minks The Ministry of Justice announced in a statement on Tuesday evening that SMS messages sent by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen or her staff in relation to the decision to cull fur farm minks in November 2020 could not be recovered. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211118/danish-government-criticised-over-post-election-mink-text-announcement Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:51:51 +0100 danish-government-criticised-over-post-election-mink-text-announcement Prime minister Mette Frederiksen left no doubt as to her views on scepticism around the Covid-19 vaccine in comments during a government briefing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211109/danish-prime-minister-aims-ire-at-vaccine-sceptics Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:04:06 +0100 danish-prime-minister-aims-ire-at-vaccine-sceptics During a briefing on Monday evening, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stressed key government messages relating to the current status of the Covid-19 epidemic in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211109/five-key-things-danish-pm-said-about-coronavirus-situation-on-monday Tue, 09 Nov 2021 12:39:23 +0100 five-key-things-danish-pm-said-about-coronavirus-situation-on-monday Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen expects Denmark to introduce “initiatives” to slow the current spread of Covid-19 in the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211108/danish-pm-suggests-country-could-return-to-covid-19-measures Mon, 08 Nov 2021 15:59:05 +0100 danish-pm-suggests-country-could-return-to-covid-19-measures Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has for the first time answered press questions on the thorny issue of automatically deleted SMS messages related to last year’s decision to cull Denmark’s fur farm mink. https://www.thelocal.dk/20211104/why-are-danish-pm-frederiksens-deleted-mink-texts-causing-controversy Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:02:56 +0100 why-are-danish-pm-frederiksens-deleted-mink-texts-causing-controversy