Denmark joins Greenland in multi-million mining project
The Danish state’s investment fund, Vaekstfonden, and Greenland Venture have joined together in a DKK35m investment in exploration & development company Bluejay Mining, located in the north of the Arctic country. Bluejay said…
MoreForeign Minister distances Denmark from US reversal on West Bank settlements
The U.S. State Department’s reversal on Israeli settlements in the West Bank is ‘bad news’ for the peace process, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said yesterday after his U.S. counterpart, Mike Pompeo, rejected a 1978 State…
MoreStøjberg calls for crackdown on gangs as police launch manhunt
Police have launched a manhunt for a leading gang member who escaped during an armed raid on a hospital psychiatric wing in Slagelse. 24-year-old Hemin Dilshad Saleh who’s now on the run is…
MoreDPP: Immigration Minister ‘hiding’ from residency problems
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has reacted strongly to new figures showing far fewer foreigners are being sent home despite Denmark’s strict immigration policy. According to the latest Danish Immigration Service (Udlændingestyrelsen) figures,…
MoreEx-Swedish PM: ‘Danish mentality will lead to wars’
Former Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has denounced Denmark’s decision to reinstate border control with Sweden as the sign of an ‘us and them mentality that’s ruling the world right now’ which will…
MoreAmbassador to UK: Links will remain strong post-Brexit
The Brexit debate that’s divided the UK has strengthened Danes’ fondness for the EU, Denmark’s ambassador to Great Britain Lars Thuesen said in an interview, Wednesday. During a visit to the port operations…
MoreDanish companies in Hong Kong keep quiet on demonstrations
Danish companies are reluctant to comment on the troubles in Hong Kong because they’re scared of repercussions from Beijing, according to a leading China expert. Global jewelry chain Pandora, which has 28 outlets…
More25 stowaways found on Danish ship
Danish international shipping company DFDS confirmed last night that twenty-five migrants have been found in a refrigerated container on a ferry bound for the UK from the Netherlands. The Dutch Britannia Seaways ship,…
MoreFrederiksen, Macron agree on need for new asylum rules
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and France’s President covered a wide range of issues during talks in Paris, Monday, including security policy ahead of the NATO summit in December, military cooperation in the Shahel…
MoreDisastrous start for new party
The new Forward Party is experiencing an extremely difficult birth. Less than two weeks after being founded by Liberal Alliance (LA) defectors Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille and Christina Egelund, the new, centre-right party is…
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