Mette F. meets Scholz, Macron, and Rutte on tuesday

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is set for a busy Tuesday with scheduled meetings in Berlin, Paris, and Brussels with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. The agenda emphasizes ‘European solidarity’ amid serious challenges including war on the continent and shifts in geopolitical reality. Scholz previously stated the inviolability of national borders in January, a principle that applied universally, in response to statements from the U.S. President Donald Trump about not ruling out economic or military coercion to gain control over places like Greenland. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot also spoke against any infringement on the EU’s sovereign borders. Frederiksen’s round of visits follows a gathering with Nordic leaders in Copenhagen and emphasizes the importance of close alliances and friendships in the current unpredictable reality.