Women needed to boost Danish military
The Danish military doesn’t have the capability to protect Denmark and will need far more active personnel in the future, which means that young women will need to be conscripted on equal terms…
MoreRussian UN advisor threatens Denmark
A Russian professor appointed to a top-level UN committee has warned Denmark there will be ‘repercussions’ for the government’s decision to donate 19 French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine. Henry Sardaryan, Dean of the…
MoreBiden thanks Denmark
US President Joe Biden has thanked Denmark for donating 19 Caesar howitzer artillery systems to Ukraine. At a White House press conference, Wednesday, where he announced that the US will be sending 31…
MoreRussian agencies reported to police
Two government-controlled Russian agencies in Denmark have been reported to the police for circumventing EU sanctions. The Danish Business Authority/DBA (Erhvervsstyrelsen) acted following Jyllands Posten reports that the Russian House (Russky Dom) situated…
MoreGovernment cools on Rwanda asylum project
Sending asylum seekers to Rwanda isn’t a top priority for the new government. The previous Social Democrat government was well advanced with plans to set up an offshore processing facility for asylum seekers in…
MoreEx PM: Voters should be heard on public holiday proposal
Ex-prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged the government to wait until after the next general election to scrap the Great Prayer Day public holiday. The former NATO secretary general, who’s becoming increasingly…
MoreKosovo demands aid agreement before signing prison deal
Kosovo’s justice ministry has warned that it won’t approve an agreement to rent prison cells to Denmark without being given a firm promise of annual Danish aid of DKK45m ($6.5m). The previous Social Democrat…
MoreNew Right – new crisis
The New Right (Nye Borgerlige) won six seats at the November 1st election but now has no more than four after MP Mikkel Bjørn Sørensen defected to the Danish People’s Party (DPP), Tuesday,…
MoreGovernment ignores criticism, presents public holiday bill
Despite opposition from nine political parties, trade unions, the church, and a majority of the electorate, the Employment Ministry presented a bill to parliament, Tuesday, that would abolish the Great Prayer Day public holiday…
MoreSwiss turnaround paves the way for more war exports to Ukraine
Denmark could be allowed to send Swiss-made armoured vehicles to Ukraine after the Security Policy Commission of the Swiss National Council yesterday adopted a proposal allowing other countries to re-export weapons received from…
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