PM calls for national unity
Prime Minister has warned that consumers won’t be compensated for the fast-rising price of energy and food and called for ’national unity’ to help the thousands of Ukrainian refugees arriving in Denmark. In…
MoreDanish battalion could join NATO Baltic force
The government has offered to send an 800-troop battalion to the Baltic region under NATO command. Ahead of a visit to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania over the next two days, Prime Minister Mette…
MoreDenmark ready to join EU force if opt-out is dropped
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has said he’s ‘positive’ towards Danish troops joining the EU’s planned rapid deployment force if voters reject the defence opt-out on June 1st but stressed that the final decision…
MoreTerror threat to Denmark remains high
The general terrorism threat towards Denmark is ‘serious’ but the risk of any attack on the public remains ‘very’ low – the main conclusions of Danish Intelligence’s (PET) annual threat assessment, published Tuesday….
MoreVirus updates
Positivity rate continues to fall….Final travel restrictions removed….State’s ‘strange decision’ to buy 5 million test kits as virus recedes… The number of new corona cases rose slightly, Tuesday, to 4,496, but the positivity…
MoreTibet Commission 2: Foreign Ministry was to blame for crackdown on demonstrators
It’s the Foreign Ministry and Danish Intelligence (PET) that were ultimately responsible for denying pro-Tibet demonstrators the right to protest during visits by Chinese dignitaries in the early 00s, the Tibet Commission 2…
MoreJustice Minister: Tibet scandal will never happen again
The Tibet scandal will never be repeated, Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup said yesterday after Tibet Commission 2 concluded that the Foreign Ministry and Danish Intelligence (PET) have for years promoted an ‘unhealthy culture’…
MoreForeign Minister prefers private jets
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has come under fire for spending DKK 3.5m ($520,000) of taxpayers’ money on private, chartered planes last year of instead of taking scheduled flights. According to public administration rules,…
MoreConvicted ex-minister fitted with ankle tag
Former immigration minister Inger Støjberg has started serving her custodial sentence but with an electronic ankle tag instead of prison time. Ms Støjberg was sentenced to 60 days in prison by the Court…
MoreWar despatches
Government fast-tracks ban on currency trading with Russia….Danish warship joins JEF force in Baltic….Boost for Danish ports as cruise liners bypass St-Petersburg…. The government, backed by a parliamentary majority, is rushing through legislation…
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