Moscow correspondent: Ambassador is only toeing the line
Russian ambassador Mikhail Vanin’s wide-ranging attack on the government, intelligence agencies, and media experts has created a political stir but his methods shouldn’t come as a surprise, according to DR’s correspondent in Moscow,…
MorePutin critic targets 26 Danske Bank employees
William Browder, a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, who two weeks asked the Danish authorities to investigate Danske Bank for allegedly allowing Russian officials to launder millions of dollars stolen over the last decade, has now…
MoreAsylum figures hit new low
The number of asylum seekers granted residency in Denmark is the lowest for many years, but despite the drastic reduction caused by numerous immigration restrictions the Danish People’s Party wants to see the…
MoreThe heat wave – facts and figures
The current heatwave, which has now lasted for more than 50 days, is leaving its mark throughout the country. Politiken has collected data from various sectors reflecting one of the ’sweatiest summers’ on…
MoreNew EU figures: Denmark ranks high on cancer, agricultural holdings, and waste
The latest causes of death statistics by EU agency Eurostat show Denmark is in the top-5 countries most affected by cancer – Hungary is number one, followed by Croatia, Slovakia, Denmark and Slovenia….
MoreDanish companies to face e-mail encryption requirement
Denmark’s Data Protection Authority, or Datatilsynet, has announced that private sector companies will as a general rule be required to use encryption when transmitting sensitive personal data via e-mail as of January 1,…
MoreAmbassador denounces media’s ‘Russiaphobia’
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark has launched a broadside against the constant media criticism of his country, after the head of Military Intelligence (FE), Lars Findsen, warned that Russia will try to influence the…
MoreExperts: Russian warning no cause for concern
Russian Ambassador Mikhail Vanin’s warning to Denmark won’t lead to any sleepless night for experts who were characterised as ‘unprofessional and narrow-minded’ in his 2-page statement denouncing ‘Russiaphobia’, Tuesday. Henrik Ø. Bretienbauch, head…
MoreExtremist party offers support for new centre-right government, if…..
Pernille Vermund, head of the far-right New Conservatives (Nye Borgerlige) has offered to support any centre-right government after the next election that vows to tighten immigration legislation even more. Speculation about the possible…
MoreImam charged with inciting hatred against Jews
A Copenhagen imam who called for death to all Jews in a fiery sermon at the Masjid Al-Faruq mosque in Nørrebro earlier this year has been charged with incitement under the hate-speech law…
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