Russian ambassador: NATO can’t be trusted, Denmark’s policy is dangerous
NATO can’t be trusted and the Danish government’s potential military agreement with the U.S. that would allow American troops to be stationed on Danish soil is ‘dangerous’ – that’s the main message from…
MoreFuture Queens visit women’s crisis shelter
Following an audience with Queen Margrethe II at Christian IX’s Palace on the second day of her trip to Denmark, Wednesday, the Duchess of Cambridge and Crown Princess Mary, two future Queens of…
MoreVirus updates
Dip in infections…. hospitalisations down… Expert predicts end of the epidemic next month… The daily infection rate dipped slightly, Wednesday, as did the number of people hospitalised by Covid. 29.040 new corona cases were…
MoreDanske Bank employees in money laundering scandal worked for their ‘own gain.’
A 160-page investigative report alleges 19 Estonian bankers in the Danske Bank money-laundering scandal set up their own ‘in-house’ business to funnel funds to tax shelters abroad. The report, seen by Berlingske and…
MoreDenmark to host part of Baltic training exercises
The ten northern European countries in the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) that also includes the Baltic states have agreed to an integrated military exercise across their region, including the Baltic. The announcement…
MoreRussian ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Copenhagen, Tuesday, where he received a ‘protest’ regarding his country’s recognition of the eastern Ukraine regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. In…
MoreGermany halts Nord Stream 2
Germany has halted the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea gas pipeline project, which passes through Denmark’s territorial waters, after Russia formally recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine. After announcing that the pipeline…
MoreDPP founder dropped from Presidium following MPs’ defection
Former speaker of the house Pia Kjærsgaard will be forced to give up her seat on the Presidium (supreme authority of the Danish Parliament) after four Danish People’s Party MPs quit the party,…
MoreParty leader in ‘Sieg heil’ controversy
Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Alex Vanopslagh has apologised for shouting ’Sieg heil’ during a night out in a Copenhagen bar last Friday. When contacted by Politiken, Mr Vanopslagh admitted he acted stupidly but…
MoreVirus updates
Infections stable…Hospitalisations up… ‘R’ rate falls to 0.8…Some infected by omicron twice… The daily infection rate remains stable but the number of people hospitalised continues to rise. 30,480 new corona cases were confirmed, Tuesday,…
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