Justice Minister drops snooping bill
Justice Minister Søren Pind has dropped his controversial proposal to reintroduce internet session logging that would have allowed the state to monitor all online activities by every single internet user. He said the Justice Ministry…
MoreDigital deal with Brazil
The Danish Business Authority has announced a three-year digitisation and innovation cooperation agreement with Brazil. After concluding the agreement, Business & Growth Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said Denmark has a lot to offer…
MoreRussian jets avoid Danish airspace
Russian Air Force jets are steering clear of Denmark. The latest data shows Danish fighter jets have defended Danish airspace just once since the New Year, a significant drop on the 98 times…
MoreNo more refugees says Ambassador to Germany
Denmark’s ambassador to Germany has issued a ‘no more refugees’ plea and criticised other EU countries for failing to live up to their promise to accept more asylum seekers. Just one day after…
MoreMilitary sets up ‘snoop academy’
Danish Military Intelligence (FE) has announced plans for ‘a hacker academy’ where it will train IT specialists to break into other states’ and terrorist organisations’ IT-networks. In a statement, the secretive agency said…
MoreDenmark best at holding elections
Denmark is the best country in the world to hold an election in, according to the latest ‘Electoral Integrity Project (EIP), an independent report compiled by the University of Sydney and Harvard University. The…
MoreFaroe Islands reject gay marriage
A new bill that would give same-sex couples the right to marry was rejected by the Faroese parliament (Lagtinget) yesterday. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark with their own parliament and flag….
MoreDenmark ‘world’s happiest’ again
Denmark has reclaimed the title of world’s happiest country, bumping Switzerland to second place in this year’s edition of the UN’s World Happiness Report. Released to coincide with World Happiness Day on March…
MoreTV2 opens office in Syria
As the first western media outlet, TV2 News has opened an office in the Syrian capital, Damascus. News director Mikkel Hertz said it was ‘a unique opportunity’ for the channel, which finally obtained…
MoreNordea downgrades growth forecast as economy remains ‘sluggish’
The Danish economy remains sluggish and is struggling to recover from a period of low growth – the overriding conclusion of Denmark’s 2nd largest bank, Nordea, in a new report that downgrades its…
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