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Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Key events
UK denies ‘absurd’ criticism for new rules on dual nationals that risk leaving people stranded
Lisa O’Carroll
Meanwhile, the new UK rules for dual nationals – including thousands of Europeans who hold dual EU-UK citizenships – continue to cause additional stress and disruptions to people’s travel plans.
Under the rules, dual nationals risk being denied boarding if they do not present a British passport, current or expired, or a “certificate of entitlement”, costing £589, attached to the passport of their second nationality, to prove their right to enter the UK.
My colleague Lisa O’Carroll reported on several stories of people affected by the little-known change.
In her latest story, Lisa reports on a case involving a British man and a Danish woman who fear they will be separated from their young children in Copenhagen airport because of new border control rules on British dual nationals.
James Scrivens and his wife, Sara, who live in Wales, were visiting relatives in Norway and Denmark during the school holidays, and learned about the new Home Office rules only while they were abroad.
During an urgent question in which the Guardian was praised for bringing the plight of some dual nationals to light, the migration minister Mike Tapp dismissed as “absurd” claims that the government had failed to properly communicate the new rules.
Czech Republic ‘certainly not’ on path to reach higher defence spending in line with Nato targets, PM Babiš says
The Czech Republic is “certainly not” setting a path to reach higher defence spending levels despite rising Nato targets, prime minister Andrej Babiš said, marking a clear departure from the previous government’s policy, as reported by Reuters.
Babiš’s government, led by his populist ANO party, took power in December and is pushing a re-worked 2026 budget plan through parliament. It has faced some criticism over lower defence spending, however.
The prime minister said before last year’s election that a Nato agreement to gradually raise defence spending to 5% of gross domestic product was unrealistic.
Now asked in an online interview on news server Denik.cz if the government was on a path to a core defence spending target of 3.5% of GDP set in the Nato agreement, Babis said: “Certainly not.“
“Our priority is the health of our citizens, so that they live long lives,” he said.
German intelligence service must not refer to AfD as right-wing extremist, court rules
Meanwhile, we are getting a line from Berlin that the German domestic intelligence service must not refer to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as right-wing extremist for now, according to a decision issued by an administrative court in Cologne, Reuters reported.
Here’s more on the original decision from last year:
US-Ukraine talks in Geneva get under way
Back to Geneva, the US-Ukraine talks are now under way, we are told.
“A bilateral meeting with the American delegation has begun – with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,” Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov said on social media, adding: “We will thoroughly work through the prosperity package.”
Here’s more on the context of the talks (11:20).
Call for vigilance over Swedish, Nordic energy infrastructure routine with no ‘new specific threat’, officials say
Staying with the Nordic theme, we also have a bit more detail on that warning about the energy infrastructure in Sweden (12:03).
The country’s signal intelligence agency FRA said in a statement quoted by local media that it was a routine move to ask the sector to stay vigilant following last December’s cyber-attack on the Polish energy sector targeting wind and solar farms, which was attributed to Russia (Europe Live reference).
In contrast to original media reporting, it said there was “no specific threat” behind the notice.
Deputy prime minister Ebba Busch said on X that “the energy sector has long been identified as a target for threats and attacks,” but there was “currently no new, specific threat against the Swedish energy system.”
Norway’s King Harald to be discharged from hospital on Thursday
In other news, Norway’s King Harald, 89, who fell ill while on holiday in Spain, will be discharged from hospital on Thursday, the royal palace said in a statement quoted by Reuters.
Europe’s oldest head of state was taken to hospital on Tuesday on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where he was on a private holiday, suffering from a skin infection on his leg as well as dehydration.
King Harald and his wife, Queen Sonja, will continue their private stay in Tenerife, and no decision has yet been made on when they will return home, the palace said.
‘Strange’ government runs out of track as Frederiksen hopes for new mandate for third term – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
It’s worth remembering that the now-caretaker Danish government, formed in 2022, is a fairly unusual cross-partisan coalition of three parties across the political divide – two on centre-right, and one on centre-left – which often see things differently; for example, on the issue of wealth tax.
Frederiksen herself called it a “strange” government.
The election could see a new, more aligned, coalition emerge at the end of the process.
For her part, Frederiksen signalled she would be prepared to again work in the centre of the political spectrum or get closer to partners on the left as she hopes to secure a third term as the PM. “I am not ruling anything out in advance,” she said.
But, as DR notes, this is likely to be a strange and possibly divisive campaign, now pitting recent allies against each other.
And it’s not just Frederiksen who enjoyed good momentum in recent months as the Moderates party of the foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, has gone up from 3% to 8% in the latest figures.
Defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen, of the Venstre party, is tipped as another potential prime ministerial candidate.
Let’s see how the campaign unfolds. We will follow it closely.
Frederiksen’s moves to capitalise on recent poll gains after rallying allies in defence of Greenland – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats are currently polling at 22-23%, a notable climb from 18% in December.
This surge follows her administration’s defiant stance against Donald Trump’s push to control Greenland.
By successfully rallying European allies behind Copenhagen and Nuuk – even despite threats of retaliatory tariffs from the US – Frederiksen appears to have solidified her domestic standing.
With an election deadline looming later this year, calling a vote now could allow her to capitalise on this momentum – particularly if, as Miranda said (12:58), Frederiksen wants the issue of European and Danish unity to play a big part in her campaign.
A YouGov poll found a big jump in her personal approval ratings in January, gaining 10pp compared to December, which the company said had to do with “a rally-around-the-flag effect, given the recent Greenland crisis.”
Still, her net result remained marginally negative, meaning more people had a negative view of her.
There will be a number of tricky issues that are likely to heavily future in the campaign, too – and Frederiksen had faced some criticism over her domestic record in recent months.
Denmark’s Berlingske newspaper said it expected lots of attention to be given to the issues of inequality and wealth – as already indicated by Frederiksen’s words on wealth tax – but also retirement, immigration, housing policy, and regulatory red tape.
Finally, there is the issue of Greenland.
Could Donald Trump possibly dare to seek to intervene in the (very short) campaign?
Frederiksen’s request for elections accepted by Danish King
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
The prime minister’s office said in a statement:
“Following the Prime Minister’s recommendation, which has been accepted by His Majesty the King, it has been decided by open letter that, in order to give the voters of Folketinget the opportunity to take a position on important political issues, new elections to Folketinget will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.”
Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Denmark to go to polls on 24 March, Frederiksen says
And here we go: Mette Frederiksen says the Danes will go to the polls on 24 March.
Jakub Krupa
Are we going to get a specific commitment from Frederiksen on the date, or it is just general election talk since we know it has to happen this year?
Stay with us – we’ll bring you the latest here.
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Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Key events
UK denies ‘absurd’ criticism for new rules on dual nationals that risk leaving people stranded
Lisa O’Carroll
Meanwhile, the new UK rules for dual nationals – including thousands of Europeans who hold dual EU-UK citizenships – continue to cause additional stress and disruptions to people’s travel plans.
Under the rules, dual nationals risk being denied boarding if they do not present a British passport, current or expired, or a “certificate of entitlement”, costing £589, attached to the passport of their second nationality, to prove their right to enter the UK.
My colleague Lisa O’Carroll reported on several stories of people affected by the little-known change.
In her latest story, Lisa reports on a case involving a British man and a Danish woman who fear they will be separated from their young children in Copenhagen airport because of new border control rules on British dual nationals.
James Scrivens and his wife, Sara, who live in Wales, were visiting relatives in Norway and Denmark during the school holidays, and learned about the new Home Office rules only while they were abroad.
During an urgent question in which the Guardian was praised for bringing the plight of some dual nationals to light, the migration minister Mike Tapp dismissed as “absurd” claims that the government had failed to properly communicate the new rules.
Czech Republic ‘certainly not’ on path to reach higher defence spending in line with Nato targets, PM Babiš says
The Czech Republic is “certainly not” setting a path to reach higher defence spending levels despite rising Nato targets, prime minister Andrej Babiš said, marking a clear departure from the previous government’s policy, as reported by Reuters.
Babiš’s government, led by his populist ANO party, took power in December and is pushing a re-worked 2026 budget plan through parliament. It has faced some criticism over lower defence spending, however.
The prime minister said before last year’s election that a Nato agreement to gradually raise defence spending to 5% of gross domestic product was unrealistic.
Now asked in an online interview on news server Denik.cz if the government was on a path to a core defence spending target of 3.5% of GDP set in the Nato agreement, Babis said: “Certainly not.“
“Our priority is the health of our citizens, so that they live long lives,” he said.
German intelligence service must not refer to AfD as right-wing extremist, court rules
Meanwhile, we are getting a line from Berlin that the German domestic intelligence service must not refer to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as right-wing extremist for now, according to a decision issued by an administrative court in Cologne, Reuters reported.
Here’s more on the original decision from last year:
US-Ukraine talks in Geneva get under way
Back to Geneva, the US-Ukraine talks are now under way, we are told.
“A bilateral meeting with the American delegation has begun – with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,” Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov said on social media, adding: “We will thoroughly work through the prosperity package.”
Here’s more on the context of the talks (11:20).
Call for vigilance over Swedish, Nordic energy infrastructure routine with no ‘new specific threat’, officials say
Staying with the Nordic theme, we also have a bit more detail on that warning about the energy infrastructure in Sweden (12:03).
The country’s signal intelligence agency FRA said in a statement quoted by local media that it was a routine move to ask the sector to stay vigilant following last December’s cyber-attack on the Polish energy sector targeting wind and solar farms, which was attributed to Russia (Europe Live reference).
In contrast to original media reporting, it said there was “no specific threat” behind the notice.
Deputy prime minister Ebba Busch said on X that “the energy sector has long been identified as a target for threats and attacks,” but there was “currently no new, specific threat against the Swedish energy system.”
Norway’s King Harald to be discharged from hospital on Thursday
In other news, Norway’s King Harald, 89, who fell ill while on holiday in Spain, will be discharged from hospital on Thursday, the royal palace said in a statement quoted by Reuters.
Europe’s oldest head of state was taken to hospital on Tuesday on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where he was on a private holiday, suffering from a skin infection on his leg as well as dehydration.
King Harald and his wife, Queen Sonja, will continue their private stay in Tenerife, and no decision has yet been made on when they will return home, the palace said.
‘Strange’ government runs out of track as Frederiksen hopes for new mandate for third term – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
It’s worth remembering that the now-caretaker Danish government, formed in 2022, is a fairly unusual cross-partisan coalition of three parties across the political divide – two on centre-right, and one on centre-left – which often see things differently; for example, on the issue of wealth tax.
Frederiksen herself called it a “strange” government.
The election could see a new, more aligned, coalition emerge at the end of the process.
For her part, Frederiksen signalled she would be prepared to again work in the centre of the political spectrum or get closer to partners on the left as she hopes to secure a third term as the PM. “I am not ruling anything out in advance,” she said.
But, as DR notes, this is likely to be a strange and possibly divisive campaign, now pitting recent allies against each other.
And it’s not just Frederiksen who enjoyed good momentum in recent months as the Moderates party of the foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, has gone up from 3% to 8% in the latest figures.
Defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen, of the Venstre party, is tipped as another potential prime ministerial candidate.
Let’s see how the campaign unfolds. We will follow it closely.
Frederiksen’s moves to capitalise on recent poll gains after rallying allies in defence of Greenland – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats are currently polling at 22-23%, a notable climb from 18% in December.
This surge follows her administration’s defiant stance against Donald Trump’s push to control Greenland.
By successfully rallying European allies behind Copenhagen and Nuuk – even despite threats of retaliatory tariffs from the US – Frederiksen appears to have solidified her domestic standing.
With an election deadline looming later this year, calling a vote now could allow her to capitalise on this momentum – particularly if, as Miranda said (12:58), Frederiksen wants the issue of European and Danish unity to play a big part in her campaign.
A YouGov poll found a big jump in her personal approval ratings in January, gaining 10pp compared to December, which the company said had to do with “a rally-around-the-flag effect, given the recent Greenland crisis.”
Still, her net result remained marginally negative, meaning more people had a negative view of her.
There will be a number of tricky issues that are likely to heavily future in the campaign, too – and Frederiksen had faced some criticism over her domestic record in recent months.
Denmark’s Berlingske newspaper said it expected lots of attention to be given to the issues of inequality and wealth – as already indicated by Frederiksen’s words on wealth tax – but also retirement, immigration, housing policy, and regulatory red tape.
Finally, there is the issue of Greenland.
Could Donald Trump possibly dare to seek to intervene in the (very short) campaign?
Frederiksen’s request for elections accepted by Danish King
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
The prime minister’s office said in a statement:
“Following the Prime Minister’s recommendation, which has been accepted by His Majesty the King, it has been decided by open letter that, in order to give the voters of Folketinget the opportunity to take a position on important political issues, new elections to Folketinget will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.”
Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Denmark to go to polls on 24 March, Frederiksen says
And here we go: Mette Frederiksen says the Danes will go to the polls on 24 March.
Jakub Krupa
Are we going to get a specific commitment from Frederiksen on the date, or it is just general election talk since we know it has to happen this year?
Stay with us – we’ll bring you the latest here.
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Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Key events
UK denies ‘absurd’ criticism for new rules on dual nationals that risk leaving people stranded
Lisa O’Carroll
Meanwhile, the new UK rules for dual nationals – including thousands of Europeans who hold dual EU-UK citizenships – continue to cause additional stress and disruptions to people’s travel plans.
Under the rules, dual nationals risk being denied boarding if they do not present a British passport, current or expired, or a “certificate of entitlement”, costing £589, attached to the passport of their second nationality, to prove their right to enter the UK.
My colleague Lisa O’Carroll reported on several stories of people affected by the little-known change.
In her latest story, Lisa reports on a case involving a British man and a Danish woman who fear they will be separated from their young children in Copenhagen airport because of new border control rules on British dual nationals.
James Scrivens and his wife, Sara, who live in Wales, were visiting relatives in Norway and Denmark during the school holidays, and learned about the new Home Office rules only while they were abroad.
During an urgent question in which the Guardian was praised for bringing the plight of some dual nationals to light, the migration minister Mike Tapp dismissed as “absurd” claims that the government had failed to properly communicate the new rules.
Czech Republic ‘certainly not’ on path to reach higher defence spending in line with Nato targets, PM Babiš says
The Czech Republic is “certainly not” setting a path to reach higher defence spending levels despite rising Nato targets, prime minister Andrej Babiš said, marking a clear departure from the previous government’s policy, as reported by Reuters.
Babiš’s government, led by his populist ANO party, took power in December and is pushing a re-worked 2026 budget plan through parliament. It has faced some criticism over lower defence spending, however.
The prime minister said before last year’s election that a Nato agreement to gradually raise defence spending to 5% of gross domestic product was unrealistic.
Now asked in an online interview on news server Denik.cz if the government was on a path to a core defence spending target of 3.5% of GDP set in the Nato agreement, Babis said: “Certainly not.“
“Our priority is the health of our citizens, so that they live long lives,” he said.
German intelligence service must not refer to AfD as right-wing extremist, court rules
Meanwhile, we are getting a line from Berlin that the German domestic intelligence service must not refer to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as right-wing extremist for now, according to a decision issued by an administrative court in Cologne, Reuters reported.
Here’s more on the original decision from last year:
US-Ukraine talks in Geneva get under way
Back to Geneva, the US-Ukraine talks are now under way, we are told.
“A bilateral meeting with the American delegation has begun – with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,” Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov said on social media, adding: “We will thoroughly work through the prosperity package.”
Here’s more on the context of the talks (11:20).
Call for vigilance over Swedish, Nordic energy infrastructure routine with no ‘new specific threat’, officials say
Staying with the Nordic theme, we also have a bit more detail on that warning about the energy infrastructure in Sweden (12:03).
The country’s signal intelligence agency FRA said in a statement quoted by local media that it was a routine move to ask the sector to stay vigilant following last December’s cyber-attack on the Polish energy sector targeting wind and solar farms, which was attributed to Russia (Europe Live reference).
In contrast to original media reporting, it said there was “no specific threat” behind the notice.
Deputy prime minister Ebba Busch said on X that “the energy sector has long been identified as a target for threats and attacks,” but there was “currently no new, specific threat against the Swedish energy system.”
Norway’s King Harald to be discharged from hospital on Thursday
In other news, Norway’s King Harald, 89, who fell ill while on holiday in Spain, will be discharged from hospital on Thursday, the royal palace said in a statement quoted by Reuters.
Europe’s oldest head of state was taken to hospital on Tuesday on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where he was on a private holiday, suffering from a skin infection on his leg as well as dehydration.
King Harald and his wife, Queen Sonja, will continue their private stay in Tenerife, and no decision has yet been made on when they will return home, the palace said.
‘Strange’ government runs out of track as Frederiksen hopes for new mandate for third term – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
It’s worth remembering that the now-caretaker Danish government, formed in 2022, is a fairly unusual cross-partisan coalition of three parties across the political divide – two on centre-right, and one on centre-left – which often see things differently; for example, on the issue of wealth tax.
Frederiksen herself called it a “strange” government.
The election could see a new, more aligned, coalition emerge at the end of the process.
For her part, Frederiksen signalled she would be prepared to again work in the centre of the political spectrum or get closer to partners on the left as she hopes to secure a third term as the PM. “I am not ruling anything out in advance,” she said.
But, as DR notes, this is likely to be a strange and possibly divisive campaign, now pitting recent allies against each other.
And it’s not just Frederiksen who enjoyed good momentum in recent months as the Moderates party of the foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, has gone up from 3% to 8% in the latest figures.
Defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen, of the Venstre party, is tipped as another potential prime ministerial candidate.
Let’s see how the campaign unfolds. We will follow it closely.
Frederiksen’s moves to capitalise on recent poll gains after rallying allies in defence of Greenland – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats are currently polling at 22-23%, a notable climb from 18% in December.
This surge follows her administration’s defiant stance against Donald Trump’s push to control Greenland.
By successfully rallying European allies behind Copenhagen and Nuuk – even despite threats of retaliatory tariffs from the US – Frederiksen appears to have solidified her domestic standing.
With an election deadline looming later this year, calling a vote now could allow her to capitalise on this momentum – particularly if, as Miranda said (12:58), Frederiksen wants the issue of European and Danish unity to play a big part in her campaign.
A YouGov poll found a big jump in her personal approval ratings in January, gaining 10pp compared to December, which the company said had to do with “a rally-around-the-flag effect, given the recent Greenland crisis.”
Still, her net result remained marginally negative, meaning more people had a negative view of her.
There will be a number of tricky issues that are likely to heavily future in the campaign, too – and Frederiksen had faced some criticism over her domestic record in recent months.
Denmark’s Berlingske newspaper said it expected lots of attention to be given to the issues of inequality and wealth – as already indicated by Frederiksen’s words on wealth tax – but also retirement, immigration, housing policy, and regulatory red tape.
Finally, there is the issue of Greenland.
Could Donald Trump possibly dare to seek to intervene in the (very short) campaign?
Frederiksen’s request for elections accepted by Danish King
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
The prime minister’s office said in a statement:
“Following the Prime Minister’s recommendation, which has been accepted by His Majesty the King, it has been decided by open letter that, in order to give the voters of Folketinget the opportunity to take a position on important political issues, new elections to Folketinget will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.”
Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Denmark to go to polls on 24 March, Frederiksen says
And here we go: Mette Frederiksen says the Danes will go to the polls on 24 March.
Jakub Krupa
Are we going to get a specific commitment from Frederiksen on the date, or it is just general election talk since we know it has to happen this year?
Stay with us – we’ll bring you the latest here.
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Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Key events
UK denies ‘absurd’ criticism for new rules on dual nationals that risk leaving people stranded
Lisa O’Carroll
Meanwhile, the new UK rules for dual nationals – including thousands of Europeans who hold dual EU-UK citizenships – continue to cause additional stress and disruptions to people’s travel plans.
Under the rules, dual nationals risk being denied boarding if they do not present a British passport, current or expired, or a “certificate of entitlement”, costing £589, attached to the passport of their second nationality, to prove their right to enter the UK.
My colleague Lisa O’Carroll reported on several stories of people affected by the little-known change.
In her latest story, Lisa reports on a case involving a British man and a Danish woman who fear they will be separated from their young children in Copenhagen airport because of new border control rules on British dual nationals.
James Scrivens and his wife, Sara, who live in Wales, were visiting relatives in Norway and Denmark during the school holidays, and learned about the new Home Office rules only while they were abroad.
During an urgent question in which the Guardian was praised for bringing the plight of some dual nationals to light, the migration minister Mike Tapp dismissed as “absurd” claims that the government had failed to properly communicate the new rules.
Czech Republic ‘certainly not’ on path to reach higher defence spending in line with Nato targets, PM Babiš says
The Czech Republic is “certainly not” setting a path to reach higher defence spending levels despite rising Nato targets, prime minister Andrej Babiš said, marking a clear departure from the previous government’s policy, as reported by Reuters.
Babiš’s government, led by his populist ANO party, took power in December and is pushing a re-worked 2026 budget plan through parliament. It has faced some criticism over lower defence spending, however.
The prime minister said before last year’s election that a Nato agreement to gradually raise defence spending to 5% of gross domestic product was unrealistic.
Now asked in an online interview on news server Denik.cz if the government was on a path to a core defence spending target of 3.5% of GDP set in the Nato agreement, Babis said: “Certainly not.“
“Our priority is the health of our citizens, so that they live long lives,” he said.
German intelligence service must not refer to AfD as right-wing extremist, court rules
Meanwhile, we are getting a line from Berlin that the German domestic intelligence service must not refer to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as right-wing extremist for now, according to a decision issued by an administrative court in Cologne, Reuters reported.
Here’s more on the original decision from last year:
US-Ukraine talks in Geneva get under way
Back to Geneva, the US-Ukraine talks are now under way, we are told.
“A bilateral meeting with the American delegation has begun – with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,” Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov said on social media, adding: “We will thoroughly work through the prosperity package.”
Here’s more on the context of the talks (11:20).
Call for vigilance over Swedish, Nordic energy infrastructure routine with no ‘new specific threat’, officials say
Staying with the Nordic theme, we also have a bit more detail on that warning about the energy infrastructure in Sweden (12:03).
The country’s signal intelligence agency FRA said in a statement quoted by local media that it was a routine move to ask the sector to stay vigilant following last December’s cyber-attack on the Polish energy sector targeting wind and solar farms, which was attributed to Russia (Europe Live reference).
In contrast to original media reporting, it said there was “no specific threat” behind the notice.
Deputy prime minister Ebba Busch said on X that “the energy sector has long been identified as a target for threats and attacks,” but there was “currently no new, specific threat against the Swedish energy system.”
Norway’s King Harald to be discharged from hospital on Thursday
In other news, Norway’s King Harald, 89, who fell ill while on holiday in Spain, will be discharged from hospital on Thursday, the royal palace said in a statement quoted by Reuters.
Europe’s oldest head of state was taken to hospital on Tuesday on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where he was on a private holiday, suffering from a skin infection on his leg as well as dehydration.
King Harald and his wife, Queen Sonja, will continue their private stay in Tenerife, and no decision has yet been made on when they will return home, the palace said.
‘Strange’ government runs out of track as Frederiksen hopes for new mandate for third term – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
It’s worth remembering that the now-caretaker Danish government, formed in 2022, is a fairly unusual cross-partisan coalition of three parties across the political divide – two on centre-right, and one on centre-left – which often see things differently; for example, on the issue of wealth tax.
Frederiksen herself called it a “strange” government.
The election could see a new, more aligned, coalition emerge at the end of the process.
For her part, Frederiksen signalled she would be prepared to again work in the centre of the political spectrum or get closer to partners on the left as she hopes to secure a third term as the PM. “I am not ruling anything out in advance,” she said.
But, as DR notes, this is likely to be a strange and possibly divisive campaign, now pitting recent allies against each other.
And it’s not just Frederiksen who enjoyed good momentum in recent months as the Moderates party of the foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, has gone up from 3% to 8% in the latest figures.
Defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen, of the Venstre party, is tipped as another potential prime ministerial candidate.
Let’s see how the campaign unfolds. We will follow it closely.
Frederiksen’s moves to capitalise on recent poll gains after rallying allies in defence of Greenland – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats are currently polling at 22-23%, a notable climb from 18% in December.
This surge follows her administration’s defiant stance against Donald Trump’s push to control Greenland.
By successfully rallying European allies behind Copenhagen and Nuuk – even despite threats of retaliatory tariffs from the US – Frederiksen appears to have solidified her domestic standing.
With an election deadline looming later this year, calling a vote now could allow her to capitalise on this momentum – particularly if, as Miranda said (12:58), Frederiksen wants the issue of European and Danish unity to play a big part in her campaign.
A YouGov poll found a big jump in her personal approval ratings in January, gaining 10pp compared to December, which the company said had to do with “a rally-around-the-flag effect, given the recent Greenland crisis.”
Still, her net result remained marginally negative, meaning more people had a negative view of her.
There will be a number of tricky issues that are likely to heavily future in the campaign, too – and Frederiksen had faced some criticism over her domestic record in recent months.
Denmark’s Berlingske newspaper said it expected lots of attention to be given to the issues of inequality and wealth – as already indicated by Frederiksen’s words on wealth tax – but also retirement, immigration, housing policy, and regulatory red tape.
Finally, there is the issue of Greenland.
Could Donald Trump possibly dare to seek to intervene in the (very short) campaign?
Frederiksen’s request for elections accepted by Danish King
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
The prime minister’s office said in a statement:
“Following the Prime Minister’s recommendation, which has been accepted by His Majesty the King, it has been decided by open letter that, in order to give the voters of Folketinget the opportunity to take a position on important political issues, new elections to Folketinget will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.”
Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Denmark to go to polls on 24 March, Frederiksen says
And here we go: Mette Frederiksen says the Danes will go to the polls on 24 March.
Jakub Krupa
Are we going to get a specific commitment from Frederiksen on the date, or it is just general election talk since we know it has to happen this year?
Stay with us – we’ll bring you the latest here.
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Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Key events
UK denies ‘absurd’ criticism for new rules on dual nationals that risk leaving people stranded
Lisa O’Carroll
Meanwhile, the new UK rules for dual nationals – including thousands of Europeans who hold dual EU-UK citizenships – continue to cause additional stress and disruptions to people’s travel plans.
Under the rules, dual nationals risk being denied boarding if they do not present a British passport, current or expired, or a “certificate of entitlement”, costing £589, attached to the passport of their second nationality, to prove their right to enter the UK.
My colleague Lisa O’Carroll reported on several stories of people affected by the little-known change.
In her latest story, Lisa reports on a case involving a British man and a Danish woman who fear they will be separated from their young children in Copenhagen airport because of new border control rules on British dual nationals.
James Scrivens and his wife, Sara, who live in Wales, were visiting relatives in Norway and Denmark during the school holidays, and learned about the new Home Office rules only while they were abroad.
During an urgent question in which the Guardian was praised for bringing the plight of some dual nationals to light, the migration minister Mike Tapp dismissed as “absurd” claims that the government had failed to properly communicate the new rules.
Czech Republic ‘certainly not’ on path to reach higher defence spending in line with Nato targets, PM Babiš says
The Czech Republic is “certainly not” setting a path to reach higher defence spending levels despite rising Nato targets, prime minister Andrej Babiš said, marking a clear departure from the previous government’s policy, as reported by Reuters.
Babiš’s government, led by his populist ANO party, took power in December and is pushing a re-worked 2026 budget plan through parliament. It has faced some criticism over lower defence spending, however.
The prime minister said before last year’s election that a Nato agreement to gradually raise defence spending to 5% of gross domestic product was unrealistic.
Now asked in an online interview on news server Denik.cz if the government was on a path to a core defence spending target of 3.5% of GDP set in the Nato agreement, Babis said: “Certainly not.“
“Our priority is the health of our citizens, so that they live long lives,” he said.
German intelligence service must not refer to AfD as right-wing extremist, court rules
Meanwhile, we are getting a line from Berlin that the German domestic intelligence service must not refer to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as right-wing extremist for now, according to a decision issued by an administrative court in Cologne, Reuters reported.
Here’s more on the original decision from last year:
US-Ukraine talks in Geneva get under way
Back to Geneva, the US-Ukraine talks are now under way, we are told.
“A bilateral meeting with the American delegation has begun – with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,” Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov said on social media, adding: “We will thoroughly work through the prosperity package.”
Here’s more on the context of the talks (11:20).
Call for vigilance over Swedish, Nordic energy infrastructure routine with no ‘new specific threat’, officials say
Staying with the Nordic theme, we also have a bit more detail on that warning about the energy infrastructure in Sweden (12:03).
The country’s signal intelligence agency FRA said in a statement quoted by local media that it was a routine move to ask the sector to stay vigilant following last December’s cyber-attack on the Polish energy sector targeting wind and solar farms, which was attributed to Russia (Europe Live reference).
In contrast to original media reporting, it said there was “no specific threat” behind the notice.
Deputy prime minister Ebba Busch said on X that “the energy sector has long been identified as a target for threats and attacks,” but there was “currently no new, specific threat against the Swedish energy system.”
Norway’s King Harald to be discharged from hospital on Thursday
In other news, Norway’s King Harald, 89, who fell ill while on holiday in Spain, will be discharged from hospital on Thursday, the royal palace said in a statement quoted by Reuters.
Europe’s oldest head of state was taken to hospital on Tuesday on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where he was on a private holiday, suffering from a skin infection on his leg as well as dehydration.
King Harald and his wife, Queen Sonja, will continue their private stay in Tenerife, and no decision has yet been made on when they will return home, the palace said.
‘Strange’ government runs out of track as Frederiksen hopes for new mandate for third term – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
It’s worth remembering that the now-caretaker Danish government, formed in 2022, is a fairly unusual cross-partisan coalition of three parties across the political divide – two on centre-right, and one on centre-left – which often see things differently; for example, on the issue of wealth tax.
Frederiksen herself called it a “strange” government.
The election could see a new, more aligned, coalition emerge at the end of the process.
For her part, Frederiksen signalled she would be prepared to again work in the centre of the political spectrum or get closer to partners on the left as she hopes to secure a third term as the PM. “I am not ruling anything out in advance,” she said.
But, as DR notes, this is likely to be a strange and possibly divisive campaign, now pitting recent allies against each other.
And it’s not just Frederiksen who enjoyed good momentum in recent months as the Moderates party of the foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, has gone up from 3% to 8% in the latest figures.
Defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen, of the Venstre party, is tipped as another potential prime ministerial candidate.
Let’s see how the campaign unfolds. We will follow it closely.
Frederiksen’s moves to capitalise on recent poll gains after rallying allies in defence of Greenland – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats are currently polling at 22-23%, a notable climb from 18% in December.
This surge follows her administration’s defiant stance against Donald Trump’s push to control Greenland.
By successfully rallying European allies behind Copenhagen and Nuuk – even despite threats of retaliatory tariffs from the US – Frederiksen appears to have solidified her domestic standing.
With an election deadline looming later this year, calling a vote now could allow her to capitalise on this momentum – particularly if, as Miranda said (12:58), Frederiksen wants the issue of European and Danish unity to play a big part in her campaign.
A YouGov poll found a big jump in her personal approval ratings in January, gaining 10pp compared to December, which the company said had to do with “a rally-around-the-flag effect, given the recent Greenland crisis.”
Still, her net result remained marginally negative, meaning more people had a negative view of her.
There will be a number of tricky issues that are likely to heavily future in the campaign, too – and Frederiksen had faced some criticism over her domestic record in recent months.
Denmark’s Berlingske newspaper said it expected lots of attention to be given to the issues of inequality and wealth – as already indicated by Frederiksen’s words on wealth tax – but also retirement, immigration, housing policy, and regulatory red tape.
Finally, there is the issue of Greenland.
Could Donald Trump possibly dare to seek to intervene in the (very short) campaign?
Frederiksen’s request for elections accepted by Danish King
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
The prime minister’s office said in a statement:
“Following the Prime Minister’s recommendation, which has been accepted by His Majesty the King, it has been decided by open letter that, in order to give the voters of Folketinget the opportunity to take a position on important political issues, new elections to Folketinget will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.”
Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Denmark to go to polls on 24 March, Frederiksen says
And here we go: Mette Frederiksen says the Danes will go to the polls on 24 March.
Jakub Krupa
Are we going to get a specific commitment from Frederiksen on the date, or it is just general election talk since we know it has to happen this year?
Stay with us – we’ll bring you the latest here.
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Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Key events
UK denies ‘absurd’ criticism for new rules on dual nationals that risk leaving people stranded
Lisa O’Carroll
Meanwhile, the new UK rules for dual nationals – including thousands of Europeans who hold dual EU-UK citizenships – continue to cause additional stress and disruptions to people’s travel plans.
Under the rules, dual nationals risk being denied boarding if they do not present a British passport, current or expired, or a “certificate of entitlement”, costing £589, attached to the passport of their second nationality, to prove their right to enter the UK.
My colleague Lisa O’Carroll reported on several stories of people affected by the little-known change.
In her latest story, Lisa reports on a case involving a British man and a Danish woman who fear they will be separated from their young children in Copenhagen airport because of new border control rules on British dual nationals.
James Scrivens and his wife, Sara, who live in Wales, were visiting relatives in Norway and Denmark during the school holidays, and learned about the new Home Office rules only while they were abroad.
During an urgent question in which the Guardian was praised for bringing the plight of some dual nationals to light, the migration minister Mike Tapp dismissed as “absurd” claims that the government had failed to properly communicate the new rules.
Czech Republic ‘certainly not’ on path to reach higher defence spending in line with Nato targets, PM Babiš says
The Czech Republic is “certainly not” setting a path to reach higher defence spending levels despite rising Nato targets, prime minister Andrej Babiš said, marking a clear departure from the previous government’s policy, as reported by Reuters.
Babiš’s government, led by his populist ANO party, took power in December and is pushing a re-worked 2026 budget plan through parliament. It has faced some criticism over lower defence spending, however.
The prime minister said before last year’s election that a Nato agreement to gradually raise defence spending to 5% of gross domestic product was unrealistic.
Now asked in an online interview on news server Denik.cz if the government was on a path to a core defence spending target of 3.5% of GDP set in the Nato agreement, Babis said: “Certainly not.“
“Our priority is the health of our citizens, so that they live long lives,” he said.
German intelligence service must not refer to AfD as right-wing extremist, court rules
Meanwhile, we are getting a line from Berlin that the German domestic intelligence service must not refer to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as right-wing extremist for now, according to a decision issued by an administrative court in Cologne, Reuters reported.
Here’s more on the original decision from last year:
US-Ukraine talks in Geneva get under way
Back to Geneva, the US-Ukraine talks are now under way, we are told.
“A bilateral meeting with the American delegation has begun – with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,” Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov said on social media, adding: “We will thoroughly work through the prosperity package.”
Here’s more on the context of the talks (11:20).
Call for vigilance over Swedish, Nordic energy infrastructure routine with no ‘new specific threat’, officials say
Staying with the Nordic theme, we also have a bit more detail on that warning about the energy infrastructure in Sweden (12:03).
The country’s signal intelligence agency FRA said in a statement quoted by local media that it was a routine move to ask the sector to stay vigilant following last December’s cyber-attack on the Polish energy sector targeting wind and solar farms, which was attributed to Russia (Europe Live reference).
In contrast to original media reporting, it said there was “no specific threat” behind the notice.
Deputy prime minister Ebba Busch said on X that “the energy sector has long been identified as a target for threats and attacks,” but there was “currently no new, specific threat against the Swedish energy system.”
Norway’s King Harald to be discharged from hospital on Thursday
In other news, Norway’s King Harald, 89, who fell ill while on holiday in Spain, will be discharged from hospital on Thursday, the royal palace said in a statement quoted by Reuters.
Europe’s oldest head of state was taken to hospital on Tuesday on the Spanish island of Tenerife, where he was on a private holiday, suffering from a skin infection on his leg as well as dehydration.
King Harald and his wife, Queen Sonja, will continue their private stay in Tenerife, and no decision has yet been made on when they will return home, the palace said.
‘Strange’ government runs out of track as Frederiksen hopes for new mandate for third term – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
It’s worth remembering that the now-caretaker Danish government, formed in 2022, is a fairly unusual cross-partisan coalition of three parties across the political divide – two on centre-right, and one on centre-left – which often see things differently; for example, on the issue of wealth tax.
Frederiksen herself called it a “strange” government.
The election could see a new, more aligned, coalition emerge at the end of the process.
For her part, Frederiksen signalled she would be prepared to again work in the centre of the political spectrum or get closer to partners on the left as she hopes to secure a third term as the PM. “I am not ruling anything out in advance,” she said.
But, as DR notes, this is likely to be a strange and possibly divisive campaign, now pitting recent allies against each other.
And it’s not just Frederiksen who enjoyed good momentum in recent months as the Moderates party of the foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, has gone up from 3% to 8% in the latest figures.
Defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen, of the Venstre party, is tipped as another potential prime ministerial candidate.
Let’s see how the campaign unfolds. We will follow it closely.
Frederiksen’s moves to capitalise on recent poll gains after rallying allies in defence of Greenland – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats are currently polling at 22-23%, a notable climb from 18% in December.
This surge follows her administration’s defiant stance against Donald Trump’s push to control Greenland.
By successfully rallying European allies behind Copenhagen and Nuuk – even despite threats of retaliatory tariffs from the US – Frederiksen appears to have solidified her domestic standing.
With an election deadline looming later this year, calling a vote now could allow her to capitalise on this momentum – particularly if, as Miranda said (12:58), Frederiksen wants the issue of European and Danish unity to play a big part in her campaign.
A YouGov poll found a big jump in her personal approval ratings in January, gaining 10pp compared to December, which the company said had to do with “a rally-around-the-flag effect, given the recent Greenland crisis.”
Still, her net result remained marginally negative, meaning more people had a negative view of her.
There will be a number of tricky issues that are likely to heavily future in the campaign, too – and Frederiksen had faced some criticism over her domestic record in recent months.
Denmark’s Berlingske newspaper said it expected lots of attention to be given to the issues of inequality and wealth – as already indicated by Frederiksen’s words on wealth tax – but also retirement, immigration, housing policy, and regulatory red tape.
Finally, there is the issue of Greenland.
Could Donald Trump possibly dare to seek to intervene in the (very short) campaign?
Frederiksen’s request for elections accepted by Danish King
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
The prime minister’s office said in a statement:
“Following the Prime Minister’s recommendation, which has been accepted by His Majesty the King, it has been decided by open letter that, in order to give the voters of Folketinget the opportunity to take a position on important political issues, new elections to Folketinget will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.”
Denmark’s Frederiksen calls election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – snap analysis
Miranda Bryant
Nordic correspondent
Mette Frederiksen announces general election on 24 March proposing wealth tax to fund schools, promising to secure the future of the commonwealth and pledging to hold Europe together.
It will be a crucial election, she says, adding that Denmark and Europe must stand in their own right and that Denmark’s commonwealth must be secured.
Her decision to call the election now comes as the prime minister is said to be enjoying a “Greenland bounce” in the polls – after poor performance in local elections in which her party lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in decades – in response to her handling of the US crisis after Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invade Greenland.
Denmark to go to polls on 24 March, Frederiksen says
And here we go: Mette Frederiksen says the Danes will go to the polls on 24 March.
Jakub Krupa
Are we going to get a specific commitment from Frederiksen on the date, or it is just general election talk since we know it has to happen this year?
Stay with us – we’ll bring you the latest here.
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