Frederiksen present at Trump talks, Greenpeace in unusual campaign, weekend weather and more news from Denmark this Friday.
Frederiksen present during talks with Trump
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen joined colleagues from the Nordic and Baltic countries, as well as the Netherlands, in talks with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the PM confirmed in an Instagram post.
“We spoke with the American president, Donald Trump, and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky,” Frederiksen’s post read.
“And we emphasised the importance of a ceasefire – one that Russia will respect – and a peace agreement that works for Ukraine,” she continued.
The talks possibly represent the first time Frederiksen and Trump have spoken since a telephone conversation shortly before the latter was inaugurated earlier this year, in which Trump reaffirmed his desire to seize control of Greenland. The conversation was later reportedly described as “horrendous”.
The Danish prime minister is currently in Oslo for a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a UK-led northern European military alliance which focuses on security in the northern region. Zelensky is expected to join a meeting with the alliance via video conference on Friday.
Greenpeace Denmark launches fake tourism ad to highlight pollution
A tourism campaign by Greenpeace’s Danish branch seeks to highlight environmental pollution in the Nordic country by showing how it would look when destroyed by the effects of climate change.
“Through the campaign, which is available on social networks as well as on billboards in Brussels and Warsaw, we are inviting Europeans to discover the wonders of Denmark’s agricultural landscape,” Christian Fromberg, head of agriculture and nature at Greenpeace Denmark, told news agency AFP.
With a tone of sarcasm Fromberg went on to describe the sights: “Here we find asphyxiated seas littered with mysterious brown sludge, car parks and golf courses that are in officially protected natural areas”.
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“The campaign is a cry for help to the European Union to enforce the environmental regulations systematically violated by the Danish government,” Fromberg said.
Greenpeace believes that Denmark, which takes over the presidency of the European Union in July, has repeatedly violated the EU Water Framework Directive, which requires member states to implement measures to ensure healthy aquatic ecosystems.
“The current government will not take the necessary measures to revitalise our seas and protect our environment,” Fromberg said.
Weekend weather: Pleasant conditions with ‘stunning sunrise’
Early risers on Sunday will be rewarded with a stunning sunrise in many parts of the country, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI).
The upcoming weekend promises ideal spring weather, particularly in parts of Jutland, where it will feel relatively warm, the agency forecasts.
“It might feel a bit cool in the east, but if you’re in central or southern Jutland, it’ll feel quite pleasant,” DMI meteorologist Mette Zhang told news wire Ritzau this morning.
The weekend is starting with mixed conditions with low clouds over the northwest and sunshine in southern Jutland, Funen and Zealand.
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“Around midday, it should clear up in the northwest, while cloud cover will gradually increase in the rest of the country. Rain can’t be ruled out on Bornholm,” Zhang said.
Temperatures will range from 12 to 18 degrees throughout the weekend, with the coasts and Baltic Sea island Bornholm on the cooler end of the scale.
Clear skies on Sunday morning could reward those getting up early, DMI’s forecaster also said.
Denmark holds talks with US over alleged spying in Greenland
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday that it summoned the US chargé d’affaires, Jennifer Hall Godfrey, for a formal discussion following allegations of increased American intelligence activity in Greenland.
The meeting was led by a senior official from the ministry, department chief Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen, and also included a representative from Greenland’s government, Naalakkersuisut, news wire Ritzau reports.
“The focus of the conversation was the story in the Wall Street Journal titled ‘U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland’,” the Danish ministry said in a written statement.