New Danish EU referendum?
If Denmark isn’t granted a parallel agreement on Europol before the start of next year the government will call a new referendum – that was the warning from the ruling Liberals yesterday who…
MoreBrexit could lead to ‘two-tier’ EU
Denmark and other non-euro countries fear the EU could be split up into a two-tier ‘A and B’ system after Britain’s exit. If Great Britain had remained in the UK it would have…
MoreLøkke looks to restore confidence in EU
The EU needs to come up with quick solutions to the migration crisis to sustain citizens’ confidence in the union, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in Brussels yesterday as 27 member states…
MoreSecurity tightened after Istanbul bombing
The police stepped up security at Copenhagen Airport and train stations yesterday following the deadly bombing at Istanbul Airport, Tuesday. Chief Commissioner Lars Krabbe said officers would be ‘more visible’ at busy gateways such as…
MorePind’s sniffer dogs ready to find prison phones
Two freshly-trained sniffer dogs will soon be in action helping to find illegal mobile phones in Danish prisons. Justice Minister Søren Pind vowed earlier this year to crack down on inmates with illegal…
MoreIntegration Minister tells asylum seekers to leave
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg’s message was short and sharp when she made a personal visit to the Kærshovedgård exit refugee camp, Tuesday. The Minister, on a fact-finding mission alongside Belgium’s State Secretary for Asylum Policy…
MorePutin extends ban on Danish pork
President Vladimir Putin has extended Russia’s ban on food products from Western countries – including Danish pork – until the end of 2017. The Russian ban, a response to European Union sanctions provoked by the Ukraine crisis…
MoreMaersk could drop oil business
Analysts believe oil and shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk (APM) could sell off its oil business over the next few years. After Maersk Oil lost the drilling rights to the Al Shaheen offshore field…
MoreLøkke calls for a more flexible EU
The ‘Brexit’ could be repeated in other countries unless the EU becomes more flexible, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned yesterday on arrival at the EU summit in Brussels. The PM said he…
MoreVestager rejects criticism of EU Commission
Danish EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has hit back at critics who have accused the Commission of being irresponsive to their concerns. In the wake of the Brexit a number of east European…
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