Russia trying to provoke Denmark and Sweden
Russia is trying to provoke Denmark and Sweden by sending military jets deep into local airspace, military analyst Peter Viggo Jakobsen of the Danish Defence Academy said yesterday after reports that a Scandinavian…
MoreLidegaard summons Russian ambassador over military jet incident
Both Denmark and Sweden protested to Moscow on Monday over the Russian military jet that was reportedly close to colliding with a civilian aircraft near Copenhagen Airport, Friday. The foreign ministers of both…
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MoreGovernment moves a step closer to recognising Palestine
Although a parliamentary majority has rejected a left-wing motion calling for Denmark to unilaterally recognise Palestine as an independent state, Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard acknowledged that the debate has moved formal recognition a…
MoreDenmark stakes claim to North Pole
Denmark and Greenland will today stake an official claim to a vast, 895,000 square kilometre area north of Greenland, also contested by Russia and Canada. Denmark says scientific data, collected over the past…
MoreThorning edges ahead of Løkke in personal popularity
In a new ’presidential’ style run-off, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is seen as far more credible and trustworthy than opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen, although the Liberal leader remains the favourite to win…
MoreImmigration debate ‘too harsh’
After a year when Denmark has received far more asylum seekers than expected a new poll shows that a majority of voters believe the whole refugee debate has become ‘too harsh’. With immigration…
MoreSAS plane in near collision with Russian jet
A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) commercial plane heading for Poland was involved in a near mid-air collision with a Russian military jet shortly after taking off from Copenhagen Airport, Friday. Although TV2 News claimed…
MorePositive job figures but immigrants left behind
Although the government has been forced to reduce its growth projection for the year there are signs of improvement in the labour market, where the private sector has grown by 4,400 over the…
MoreDanish krone at 2-year high against €
The Danish crown hit a two-year high against the euro on Friday, in the wake of a weak European Central Bank auction of cheap loans, making it more likely Denmark may cut rates…
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