Turkey’s ambassador needs a ‘dressing down’
Parties on both sides of the aisle have called on Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen to summon Turkey’s ambassador Mehmet Dönmez to the ministry and express Denmark’s concern about events in his country. In…
MoreLiberal Alliance politician admits to harrassing police
The former deputy leader of the Liberal Alliance’s (LA) youth wing has admitted harrassing police officers patrolling the ‘hippy state’ of Christiania. Video footage of an uknown man intimidating a young policewoman, saying…
MoreMohammed cartoons editor honoured by France
Danish journalist Flemming Rose was last night made a ‘Knight of the Odre des arts et des lettres’ at a Paris ceremony. As editor of Jyllands-Posten in 2005, Mr Rose came to the…
MoreEU ups climate demands
Danish farmers, cars, and homes will be required to reduce their CO2 emissions by 39% ahead of 2030 to meet stiff EU Commission requirements. Berlingske reports that the 2030 framework contains a binding target to…
MoreConsumers less confident about economy
Danish consumers lost confidence in July as households’ financial hopes weakened The consumer confidence index fell to 3.1 from 4.4 in June as consumers’ view on the future of the econ0omy turned pessimistic, the latest…
MorePoland urges Denmark to stop Russian pipeline project
A group of east European countries, led by Poland, have urged Denmark to stop the Nord Stream 2 project that will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. The new pipeline will pass…
MoreJustice Minister vows to stop Christiania harassment
Justice Minister Søren Pind has threatened to come down hard on Christiana drug pushers who harass and film police officers patrolling Pusher Street in the ‘hippy state’. After TV2 reported the existence of…
MoreOpposition: We are not at war with Islam
While opposition parties agree that Denmark isn’t at war with Islam, the government alliance parties believe moderate Muslims should make a greate effort to publicly distance themselves from acts of terrorism. After the…
MoreDanish jets resume raids against Islamic State
Danish F-16 fighter jets stationed in Turkey have resumed bombing raids against the Islamic State. The planes were grounded after the Turkish government closed the airspace around the USA’s Incirlik Air Base following the…
MoreForeign police can conduct surveillance in Denmark
Foreign police have the right to conduct surveillance in this country – until further notice. Both Copenhagen District Court and the High Court have ruled that police from other countries, whether it be…
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