Defence Minister: Russian threat signals a return to Cold War
The threat from Russia is ‘frightening’ according to Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen who in a lengthy interview with Berlingske warns of missile systems capable of reaching Copenhagen and state-sponsored hacker attacks that…
MoreMinister accused of forging documents
The Social Democrats have called for a probe into Minister for the Elderley Thyra Frank’s admission that as head of a Frederiksberg care home she forged official documents. Ms Frank, who came to…
MoreCitizens’ corps to patrol the streets?
Local Liberal politicians have called for a ‘citizens’ corps’ to patrol the streets of Copenhagen and issue fines to anyone urinating, spraying graffiti, or committing other acts of public disorder. Party whip at…
MoreUS General to negotiate F-35 price for Denmark
The price of Denmark’s new F-35 joint strike fighter jets is dependent upon the negotiating skills of an US Army 3-star general. The government has estimated the costs of replacing the Danish Air Force’s…
MoreNovo Nordisk loses $4bn after Trump press conference
Donald Trump’s threat to rein in medicine prices in the US sent shockwaves through the Danish pharmaceutical industry, Thursday. After the President-elect warned that pharmaceutical companies were ‘getting away with murder’ and promised…
MoreNational Bank boss warns government
National Bank governor Lars Rohde has urged the government to keep a tight rein on spending and not ‘fritter away’ the benefits of the economic upswing. At the same time he called for…
MoreDR backs down in ‘horsegate’ scandal
DR was hit by a storm of criticism in the ‘horsegate’ scandal yesterday before finally backing down. Culture Minister Mette Bock called the affair ‘bizarre’ and demanded a full report as to why…
MoreSocial Democrats dismiss party policy
Leading Social Democrats have distanced themselves from their own party’s immigration policy after leader Mette Frederiksen said over the weekend the world isn’t a better place just because a country is willing to…
MoreCNN and Rufus’s reality show
As US Ambassador Rufus Gifford prepares to leave Denmark, US news network CNN reports how he’s the first politician to star in a reality show while in office. From CNN: His series ‘I…
MoreRussian attack ‘improbable’
Although Russia’s aggressive behaviour and arms buildup in the Baltic Sea are high on the political agenda, and Sweden is ‘preparing for war’, the tense security situation between the West and Russia doesn’t…
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