Politicians demand guarantees from Iraqi government
Politicians on both sides of the aisle have warned that unless the Iraqi government stops repressing Sunni Muslims then Denmark won’t be able to support the fight against the Islamic State (Isis). After…
MoreDiplomatic wrangling grounds Danish F-16’s
The seven Danish F-16’s sent to support the intentional coalition’s fight against the Islamic State (Isis) have been grounded since they arrived in Kuwait on October 5th due to diplomatic wrangling. According to…
MoreEU backs government in bridge dispute
The EU Commission has dismissed a claim lodged by ferry operators that Denmark and Sweden acted illegally when they granted a state-guaranteed loan to the builder and operator of the Øresund Bridge. The…
MoreNew party will fight discrimination
Denmark has a new political party – the Nationalist Party – which despite its right-wing sounding name has been founded by immigrants on a platform of fighting the ‘intolerance, mistrust and fear within…
MoreDanish police join EU crackdown on illegal immigrants
Danish police will over the next two weeks take part in a massive pan-European police operation seeking to detect, detain, and possibly deport, tens-of-thousands of illegal immigrants in the Schengen region. During the…
MoreSex traffickers nabbed
Three Bulgarian men were arrested in an early morning crackdown on human trafficking in the red-light district of Vesterbro, Wednesday. The three men – aged 20, 41, and 47 respectively – have been…
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Dane lined up for top job at UN shipping organisation / Novo’s stock market plan / Converse loses ‘bootleg’ battle IMO: Denmark and its maritime industry are lobbying to get the top position…
MoreSocial Liberals warn Iraq: Stop the killings…or else
Coalition partners, the Social Liberals, have warned the Iraqi government that the bombing raids on the Islamic State (Isis) will stop if it refuses to crack down on Shia militias in Iraq who…
MoreDenmark looks for ally in Iraq
Danish military leadership is looking for a specific role in Iraq for the 120 Danish soldiers sent in an advisory capacity. After attending a top-level strategy meeting of defence chiefs in Washington, chaired…
MoreMinisters face grilling on released prisoner affair
Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard and Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen have been summoned to appear before parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, Thursday, to report on what action the government is taking regarding reports that Turkey…
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