Heaven knows we’re miserable now – Danes no longer ‘world’s happiest’
Danes can no longer boast they are the world’s happiest people – Norway has assumed first place on the World Happiness Report 2017, produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). After four…
MoreFood authorities OK Brazilian meat
The Danish Food & Veterinary Administration (DFVA) has assured anxious consumers they can safely buy meat imported from Brazil. Brazil’s government is desperately trying to head off a crisis following allegations that meat…
MoreNew twist in Korean extradition affair
The Korean corruption saga that has spread to Aalborg in north Denmark took a new twist, Friday, when the lawyer for Chung Yoo-ra died just hours after filing an appeal against the Public…
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Denmark pays off foreign currency debt / SAS fined by EU Currency: For the first time in 183 years Denmark has zero foreign currency debt. The state paid off its last remaining loan…
MoreDPP: Turkey isn’t welcome in EU
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has ruled out the possibility of Turkey ever becoming a member of the EU. After President Ergodan’s week-long attack on Denmark’s EU allies Holland and Germany, the DPP’s…
MoreDefence Minister in Iraq – promises more defence spending
Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen, backed by a delegation of party leaders, vowed to increase spending during an unannounced visit to the Al Asad base in Iraq, Sunday. Flanked by Social Democrat leader…
MoreGovernment in secret talks to deport terrorist
The government has, in secrecy, been negotiating with Morocco about the repatriation of convicted terrorist Said Mansour, the so-called ‘Bookseller from Bronshøj’. The High Court took the initial decision in July 2015 to…
MoreNo to ‘kids’ court’
The government has dropped plans to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 12. In 2010 the Lib/Con government lowered the criminal age to 14 but it was quickly reinstated to 15 when the Social…
MoreKorean woman facing extradition
A court has issued an extradition order against Chung Yoo-ra, the 21-year-old daughter of Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the center of the massive corruption scandal that led to former President Park Geun-hye’s…
MoreDanish national held in Greece
A Danish national charged with human trafficking on the Greek island of Lesbos in January last year has been stuck in Greece for 15 months with no prospect of a trial date before…
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