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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivers her speech as Denmark holds the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe, July 8, 2025 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Pascal Bastien)
August 16, 2025, 7:58 pm
Netanyahu has become a ‘problem,’ says Danish PM, wants EU to weigh sanctions
Center left leader Mette Frederiksen affirms support for Israel, but says it has gone ‘too far’; France blasts E1 settlement plan as ‘colonization,’ ‘serious violation’
By AFP and ToI Staff
FILE - Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends a ceremony at the Danish monument outside of Sainte Marie du Mont, Normandy, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez, File)
June 8, 2024, 3:18 am
Denmark’s PM assaulted in Copenhagen; police arrest suspect
Mette Frederiksen’s office says she was ‘beaten’ by man in Danish capital; witness reports she had no outward signs of harm, was escorted away by security
By Agencies
A large disturbance in the sea can be observed off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm, following a series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about possible sabotage, Sept. 27, 2022. (Danish Defence Command via AP)
September 28, 2022, 12:19 pm
Suspecting Nord Stream sabotage, EU vows ‘robust’ response to energy network attacks
Foreign policy chief Borrel says deliberate disruption of European energy infrastructure utterly unacceptable; European Council says gas line damage is attempt at destabilization
By Agencies
The Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL gas pipeline, the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link, lit by the evening sun in Lubmin, Germany, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
September 27, 2022, 3:14 pm
Danish premier says ‘cannot rule out’ sabotage to Russian gas pipelines
Leaks detected in Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany that have been at center of energy war since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and JAN M. OLSEN
Illustrative: A runner dressed as Santa Claus takes part in an annual Christmas run in Middelfart, Denmark, on December 11, 2021. (Soeren Gylling / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)
December 17, 2021, 5:13 pm
Denmark seeks to close public venues, impose curfew on restaurants to curb COVID
Amid virus surge, Danish PM advises citizens to limit social contact over the Christmas holidays, but says goal is to keep large sections of society open as much as possible
By AP
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speaks at a Pfizer manufacturing site, February 19, 2021, in Portage, Michigan. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 5, 2021, 9:42 am
Pfizer CEO postponed Israel visit because he isn’t fully vaccinated — report
Television network says Albert Bourla and members of his delegation not given both doses yet; visit expected in late spring
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visit a Gym in Modi'in, March 4, 2021 (Avigail Uzi/POOL)
March 4, 2021, 9:01 pm
Visiting Israel, leaders of Denmark, Austria agree on joint vaccine development
Hailing Jewish state as ‘an inspiration,’ European leaders say nations will partner on vaccine production to prepare for future crises
By ToI Staff and AFP
In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 file photo, Albert Bourla, chief executive officer of Pfizer, prepares to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
March 4, 2021, 6:41 pm
Pfizer CEO postpones Israel visit amid criticism of proximity to election
Netanyahu, who has often touted his personal rapport with Albert Bourla, has made Israel’s vaccination success the centerpiece of his reelection campaign
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. left, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on June 11, 2018. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool/Flash90)
March 2, 2021, 6:32 pm
Austria, Denmark turn to Israel to make future vaccines, won’t rely on EU
Austrian chancellor says the 2 European countries will work with the Jewish state to produce ‘doses of second-generation vaccine for further mutations of the coronavirus’
By Samuel Petrequin and Geir Moulson
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz speaks behind plexiglass shields at a press conference at the federal chancellery in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
February 27, 2021, 4:52 pm
Austrian, Danish leaders to visit Israel for talks on joint vaccine efforts
Sebastian Kurz, Mette Frederiksen to arrive next week for sit-down with Netanyahu on cooperation in procuring, developing inoculations
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks in Bornholm, June 14, 2019. ( News Øresund/Johan Wessman via JTA)
September 13, 2020, 8:57 am
Netanyahu thanks Danish prime minister for opposition to circumcision ban
Mette Frederiksen says she is against proposed bill, citing ‘promise made’ to country’s Jews that they will remain a part of the country
By ToI Staff and JTA
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen arrives for an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, February 21, 2020. (Ludovic Marin, Pool Photo via AP)
June 27, 2020, 3:45 am
Fourth time lucky? Danish PM forced to postpone her wedding again
Mette Frederiksen puts off marriage ceremony for third time due to EU summit, praises fiancé’s patience
By Agencies
In this Aug. 16, 2019, photo, a woman stands next to an antenna at an NYU base camp at the Helheim glacier in Greenland. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
August 21, 2019, 4:02 am
Trump delays Denmark visit because they won’t talk Greenland sale
President’s tweet comes after Danish PM calls idea to buy the world’s largest island an ‘absurd discussion;’ he had been scheduled to travel to Nordic country in two weeks
By Agencies
A picture taken on July 11, 2015, shows houses in Upernavik, a small village in western Greenland. (Linda Kastrup / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)
August 19, 2019, 3:38 pm
Danish PM calls Trump’s idea of buying Greenland ‘absurd’
Mette Frederiksen says Copenhagen does not own semi-autonomous island, hopes US president’s interest in Arctic territory ‘not serious’
By AFP
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