MPs demand answers about ambassador foul-up
Lawmakers continue to demand answers as to how the the former head of Defence Intelligence (FE) could have landed a top diplomatic role at a time when serious allegations were being levelled against…
MoreForeign Ministry: Avoid France, Croatia
The Foreign Ministry is discouraging all but essential travel to France. In a new travel advisory the ministry warns that trips to both France and Croatia are not advisable following spikes in coronavirus…
MoreInfections decrease as R-rate drops below 1
90 new cases of corona were registered, Thursday, the 5th day in a row that infections have fallen below 100. 19 people remain hospitalised but there was one new fatality, bringing the death…
MoreVirus less prevalent, but still more common amongst minorities
Although the corona infection rate amongst ethnic minorities has dropped to 51% of the overall figures, from more than 70% two weeks ago, non-western immigrants, who comprise 19.2 per cent of the population,…
MoreDanish divers honoured in Thailand
Two Danish divers who helped to rescue 12 stranded boys and their trainer from the flooded Tham Luang cave in 2018 have been awarded Thailand’s highest royal recognition, the ‘Most Admirable Order of…
MoreSlight dip in retail sales
Retail sales have declined for the first time since the economy started to reopen. The latest Statistics Denmark show retail sales fell 1.0 percent month-on-month in July, after a 1.5 percent rise in…
MoreEx-defence minister quits parliamentary committee: ‘Conflict of interest’
Claus Hjort Frederiksen, chair of parliament’s Intelligence Services Committee, stepped down yesterday after it was revealed that various defence ministers and politicians were warned about possible illegalities at the Defence Intelligence (FE) agency…
MoreTwo party leaders excluded from intelligence scandal briefing
All party leaders were invited to a private briefing by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on the Military Intelligence scandal over the weekend with the exception of two – Pernille Skipper of the left-wing…
MoreForeign fighters law set to expire – government pushes for extension
Temporary legislation that allows foreign fighters to be stripped of their citizenship is set to expire next year but the government is pushing for an extension. In a press release, Tuesday, acting Immigration…
MoreExpert: Ambassador controversy won’t affect DK-Germany relations
The delay in sending a new ambassador to Berlin is unlikely to cause diplomatic problems between Denmark and Germany according to Martin Marcussen, professor in public administration and policy at Copenhagen University.. Thomas…
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