Massive drug haul in Christiania
Copenhagen Police seized cannabis and other illegal substances to the value of DKK82m in Christiania’s notorious Pusher Street in 2013. During a year-long crackdown, the specially appointed ‘Task Force Pusher Street’ seized 1.6…
MoreNo asylum for Afghan interpreters
None of the 104 interpreters who assisted Danish troops in Afghanistan and subsequently applied for asylum in this country have so far been approved. According to parliament’s ‘interpreter accord’ from May last year,…
MoreSanctions aren’t a ‘miracle cure’ says Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard told parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, Tuesday, that Russia has no more than a ‘few days’ to de-escalate the conflict in Ukraine but said the EU has to be very…
MoreForeign Minister travels to Ukraine today
Minister for Foreign Affairs Martin Lidegaard will travel to Ukraine today on an official visit ‘to show Denmark’s support for the Ukrainian people and their government’. According to news agency Ritzau, the purpose…
MoreThorning cuts short Asia trip to attend Ukraine meeting
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has cancelled her trip to South Korea, part of an official tour billed by the Ministry of State last week as ‘Denmark’s biggest ever trade push in Asia’. The…
MoreOpposition demands tough stance against Putin
The political opposition in this country has urged the EU and NATO to drop all negotiations with Russia and impose immediate economic sanctions. After Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard warned that the EU should…
MoreNATO will stand together against Russian aggression says Fogh Rasmussen
NATO allies will stand together in the spirit of strong solidarity against Russian aggression in Ukraine that threatens all of Europe’s security, the military alliance’s Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said yesterday. After…
MoreDemonstration outside Russian Embassy
A group of around 100 demonstrators gathered outside the Russian Embassy in Copenhagen yesterday to voice their protest at President Putin’s military intervention in Ukraine. The group, consisting of resident Ukrainians, Danes, and…
MoreUkraine problems could lead to more focus on wind energy
The problems in Ukraine could create a new revolution in European energy. Deputy Director General Anders Stouge of the Danish Energy Association believes the turbulence could encourage countries to put more focus on…
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Coloplast in $16m US settlement / Car sales up again Coloplast: Coloplast has reportedly reached a “behind the scenes” settlement in the USA regarding its vaginal mesh implants, designed to stop incontinence. According…
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