Police get an extra 20 million to fight organised crime
Copenhagen Police have been granted an extra DKK20m in funding to help combat gang warfare. The money comes from a special National Police fund to fight organised crime. In a press release, Chief…
MorePolice nab three tons of cannabis
Danish police seized over three tons of cannabis, marijuana, and hashish last year, the biggest haul for ten years. Deputy Commissioner Tormod Christensen of the National Investigation Centre said the widespread crackdown on…
MoreNovo projects massive increase in revenue
Novo Nordisk, the world’s biggest insulin maker, expects to more than double its annual revenue within a decade. From Reuters: More than half a billion people are expected to be living with diabetes…
MoreMerkel, Hollande, Barroso…and now Cameron
Following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, France’s President Hollande, and President of the EU Commission Manuel Barosso over the past five days, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt made a personal call to Downing…
MoreLøkke ‘proud’ if Thorning nabs EU job
Opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen says he would be just as proud if Helle Thorning-Schmidt is offered a top EU posting as he was five years ago when his predecessor, Anders Fogh Rasmussen,…
MoreFogh Rasmussen urges Danish media to calm down
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged the media and public opinion in Denmark to ‘calm down’ and stop getting over-excited every time a Dane is named as a potential candidate for…
MoreDPP in third-largest EU group
The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) new allies in the right wing ECR look like becoming the third largest group in the new European Parliament, overtaking the liberal ALDE group which includes members of…
MoreMinister dismisses snooping allegations
Defence Minister Nicolai Wammen rejected snooping allegations yesterday and continued to maintain that Military Intelligence (FE) abides by the regulations and only collects information to protect the country against terrorism. He acknowledged that…
MoreFogh Rasmussen: ‘Russian hand behind Ukraine unrest’
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen claims to have proof that Russia is behind the unrest in eastern Ukraine, disputing President Vladimir Putin’s assertions that he’s an innocent bystander to the separatist tumult. From…
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Digitalised hospitals / Companies eye Uganda investment / Financial watchdog pinpoints six ‘important’ banks Hospitals: The Regional Southern Denmark health authorities and the Global Technology Company Cisco Have Signed a Memorandum of that…
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