Mother in Syrian detention camp refuses repatriation offer
A mother with two children has refused Denmark’s offer of repariation, saying she would rather remain in the al-Roj detention camp in Syria than face being separated from her kids in this country….
MoreSwedish teen to face murder rap in Denmark
A 16-year-old Swedish boy will be handed over to Denmark to face charges for attempted murder after Sweden’s Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal against extradition. The youth is among the suspects…
MoreCopenhagen to bid for Olympic Games?
Copenhagen is exploring the possibility of hosting the Olympics in the near future. Following the success of Paris this summer, City Hall lawmakers have appropriated half a million kroner (€67,000) in the capital’s annual…
MoreManufacturing bounces back
Manufacturing production expanded 7.3% month on month in July and 2.5% over the May-July period. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the July uptick, following June’s flat result, was largely due to rebounds…
MoreLøkke tries to put a cap on Moderates’ scandal
Moderates’ leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has been accused of ‘jumping the gun’ by claiming that a week-long probe by the Working Environment Authority (WEA/Arbejdstilsynet) found no evidence of sexism or sexual harassment within…
MoreMilitary command flip-flops on NATO exercise
Danish Military Command withdrew a full brigade of 2,500 troops from NATO’s 2025 ‘Allied Spirit’ military exercise in Germany last month due to a lack of funding, even though a July 2 memo,…
MoreMinister for Europe: Ukraine ‘unprepared’ for EU membership
While getting Ukraine into the EU remains a top priority for the government the war-torn country is ‘seriously unprepared’ for membership right now, new Minister for Europe Marie Bjerre said in an interview…
MoreEx-PM accuses former colleagues of plotting coup
Helle Thorning-Schmidt has claimed that ‘certain people’ within the Social Democrats were planning to launch a coup against her during her time as prime minister between 2011-15. In an interview with political news…
MoreForeign Minister kicks off Africa Strategy in Cairo
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has arrived in Egypt on the first step in implementing the government’s new Africa Strategy. The capital of Cairo has been pinpointed as one of four regional hubs,…
MoreNew political party
Denmark’s latest political group, the ‘People’s Party’ (Borgernes Parti) has received around a quarter of the voter declarations it needs to be put on the ballot at the next general election. Founder Lars…
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