10 January – Denmark andSerbia signs a defense agreement.[2]
13 January –Lene Espersen, party leader of theDanish Conservative Party, announces her resignation from the post after a period of intense criticism in the media and from fellow party members.[3]
14 January –Lars Barfoed is elected as new political leader of the Conservative party.[4]
19 January – Denmark starts the trial against the Somali man who attackedKurt Westergaard.[5][6]
13 March – By unanimous vote,Denmark's Parliament authorized direct military action by its air force to help enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973, marking the only time so far in the state's history that military commitment was supported by full parliamentary unity.[8] TheRoyal Danish Air Force is participating with six F-16AM fighters, oneC-130J-30 Super Hercules military transport plane and the corresponding ground crews. Only four F-16s will be used for offensive operations, while the remaining two will act as reserves.[9] The first airstrikes from Danish aircraft were carried out on 23 March with four aircraft making twelve sorties as part ofOperation Odyssey Dawn.[10]The Guardian reported in May 2011, that Danish F-16 fighters killed Muammar Gaddafi's sonSaif al-Arab Gaddafi.[11]
31 May – Lors Doukaiev, the would-be bomber from theHotel Jørgensen explosion, is sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for last September's failed plan to send a letter bomb toJyllands-Posten.[15]
3 June –Copenhagen Suborbitals, a private non-profit rocket group, makes their first successful full-scale test-launch of theHEAT 1X rocket from a self-built ramp off the coast ofBornholm.[16]
3 December – At the24th European Film Awards, Denmark tops the list of countries with most nominations with 14 and wins several of the most prestigious awards:[26]
Best Production Designer:Jette Lehmann ( Melancholia)
31 December – Danish films sold 3.4 million tickets at the box office in Denmark in 2011, or 27% of the total ticket sale, withA Funny Man as the best selling Danish film on the home market with 471,819 admissions.[27]
