Nuclear waste plans ‘inconceivable’
While the government continues to narrow the field of possible locations in this country for a nuclear waste site, or ‘repository’, foreign experts have dismissed the plan as ‘inconceivable’. Denmark has for the…
MoreMayor calls for national anti-poverty strategy
Mayor of Copenhagen has urged the government to come up with a national plan to combat poverty. In conjunction with a major debate on poverty at Copenhagen Town Hall, part of the international…
MoreMajor drug capture in Christiania
Copenhagen narcotics police have seized 340 kilos of cannabis, to the value of DKK18m, in the ‘free state’ of Christiania since the special ‘Task Force Pusher Street’ was deployed three months ago. Justice…
MorePress regulation: Lessons from Denmark?
The BBC asks whether the Danish model of press regulation could be an option for the UK? It is many British newspapers’ worst nightmare: A system where complaints from readers are handled by…
MoreDenmark puts focus on national prosecutions of ICC crimes
Denmark together with South Africa on Monday 19 November organized a key debate in The Hague about the need to improve national prosecutions of ICC crimes. From Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: Denmark…
MoreReal winter on its way
Extreme cold will replace the mild winter weather, Thursday, with the possibility of snow and ice-cold northerly winds. Meteorologists expect temperatures to drop to around 2 degrees centigrade, but the wind-chill factor will…
MoreDenmark heading for yes on Palestinian upgrade
Denmark looks like voting yes when the UN votes to upgrade the Palestinians’ diplomatic status to that of a non-member state on Thursday, but the government is still waiting to see the final…
MorePM backs ‘Bank Package 2’
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has offered her ‘full and unreserved’ backing for the state’s funding of ‘Bank Package 2’, described by her party whip Henrik Sass Larsen as ‘Denmark’s biggest-ever robbery’. After a…
MoreBetter integration – more control says PM
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is determined to get more value for the huge amounts of money the state spends on integration. At a press conference to mark the end of the government’s two-day…
MoreDanske Bank denies manipulation accusations
The Danske Bank has rejected accusations that it tried to manipulate the previous government during negotiations concerning ‘Bank Package 2’, the state-sponsored emergency aid fund for banks. Former business and economy minister Lene…
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