Government gives DKK8.5m to anti-Islamic State efforts in Middle East
The government has granted an extra DKK8.5m ($1.3m) to help combat the Islamic State in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said the money would be aimed at preventing radicalisation, stopping…
MorePrincess Mary speaks out for women’s rights at UN
Crown Princess Mary and Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met briefly yesterday after attending a UN conference on ‘rebuilding shattered lives’ together in New York. Princess Mary, a protector of the UN’s Population…
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Vestas inks mega turbine deal/DONG Energy’s ‘risky strategy’ Vestas has signed a deal to supply 90 giant turbines for a British offshore wind park. The 9.5 MW turbine, made by a joint venture…
MoreDenmark grants €1m to Sahara task force
The Foreign Ministry has announced the government’s plan to strengthen its already comprehensive efforts in the West African Sahel-region, in order to address terrorism and irregular migration to Europe. From the Ministry…
MoreIntegration Minister targets ‘greedy’ refugees
Immigrants who originally claim residency by family reunification will in future be disbarred from changing their status to asylum seeker so they can move up the housing queue. Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has…
MoreLøkke backs call for UN reforms
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and other heads of government met with US President Donald Trump in New York, Monday, to discuss reforms of the United Nations (UN) system. At a special forum, Reforming…
MoreDisgraced DPP MEP eyes political comeback
Disgraced EU MEP Morten Messerschmidt could run for MP at the next election. The former ‘darling’ of the Danish People’s Party (DPP) who won nearly half a million personal votes at the 2014…
MoreForeign Minister urges Aung San Suu Kyi to show political leadership
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has criticised Mynamar and the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, for failing to protect the Rohingya Muslim minority. On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly…
MoreDrop in asylum seekers frees up DKK200m in aid
The drastic decrease in the number of asylum seekers arriving in Denmark will free up millions of kroner for development aid. Denmark has processed around 2,000 asylum seekers this year, far less than…
MoreCatastrophe aid for Virgin Islands
The government has offered catastrophe aid to the US Virgin Islands which have been ravaged by hurricanes. In a personal letter to Kenneth Mapp, governor of the islands formerly known as the Danish…
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