Events
- January — The Muhammad cartoons which were published in Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005 draw attention abroad, as Muslims protest against the drawings. On January 20 people in Saudi Arabia call for a boycott of Danish products, which spreads to other countries. The cartoonists, and in some cases Danes in general, receive death threats. Islamic Jihad gives Danes, Norwegians and Swedes 48 hours to leave the Gaza Strip, and on 30 January gunmen from Fatah briefly take over an E.U. office. Saudi Arabia decides to recall its ambassador.
- January 21 — The son of Crown Prince Frederik is baptised as Christian Valdemar Henri John.
- November 2 — MTV Europe Music Awards 2006 are presented in Bella Center, Copenhagen.
- December 13 — Lars Barfoed resigns as Minister of Family and Consumption because of issues with his ministry's food inspections. Carina Christensen is named as his successor the 15 December.
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