Police officers at terror cafe were ‘unprofessional’
Two Danish police officers supposed to be guarding the Krudttønden Café on February 14th sat drinking coffee with their backs to the window when the alleged terrorist started firing bullets, according to two…
MoreGreece needs to live up to agreement says economy minister
It’s now up to Greece to abide by its committments, Economy Minister Morten Østergaard said yesterday after Eurozone finance ministers approved reform proposals submitted by the Athens government. Greece’s debt stands at more…
MoreGreenland angered by US air force base deal
The Greenland self-rule government, Naalakkersuisut, has commissioned an enquiry into its own role in the disputed service agreement at the US Thule Air Force Base in northern Greenland. The US authorities have awarded…
MoreThree charged with helping Islamic State in first-ever Nordic case
Three men were accused in a Norwegian court on Tuesday of joining or aiding Islamic State in Syria, the first case of its kind in the Nordic region. Authorities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark…
MoreWere Jewish institutions offered enough protection?
Opposition politicians, led by the Danish People’s Party (DPP), are demanding answers as to what PET (Danish Intelligence) did – or didn’t – do to protect Danish Jews ahead of the terror attack…
MoreDanish officer implicated in British deaths
A Danish officer gave the orders to fire an anti-tank missile in Afghanistan in 2009 that killed two British soldiers in a ’friendly fire’ incident, the BBC reports on its website. An inquest…
MoreTax Minister accuses politicians of populism
Angry Tax Minister Benny Engelbrecht has urged politicians to stop their ‘distasteful and populist’ attacks on tax officials. The public’s view of the tax department is at an all-time low after a number…
MoreNew party could spell bad news for Thorning
Voters will have an extra choice at this year’s election – the Alternative Party, led by former culture minister Uffe Elbæk, has collected the required 20,260 ‘voter declarations’ legally required for a party…
MoreMuslims to form peace ring around Town Hall Square
Danish Muslims, refused permission to form a human shield around the Krysalgade synagogue in sympathy with the Jewish community, have arranged an alternative ‘ring of peace’ around Rådhuspladen (Town Hall Square) on Friday…
MorePolice officers reprimanded for wheelchair incident
The Police Union has declined to comment on the reprimands handed down yesterday to two Copenhagen officers for an incident last year, which culminated in a disabled man tumbling out of his wheelchair…
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