Løkke condemns North Korea missile launch
Prime Minister has condemned North Korea’s test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. In an English-language tweet, Tuesday, he wrote: “I condemn the unlawful missile test and strongly urge #DPRK to stop provocations. Unacceptable violation of…
MoreNew Japanese visit
Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, arrives in Denmark next Monday (July 10th) for talks with his Danish counterpart, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the…
MoreGovernment moves on plan to join EU banking union
The government has launched a review into Denmark’s possible participation in the EU’s proposed banking union, which would lead to closer ties with the union following Copenhagen’s expanding role as a financial centre…
MoreNational Bank welcomes review
The National Bank has welcomed the government’s decision to launch a review which will pave the way for a decision on Denmark’s participation in the European Union’s banking union. “A strengthened supervision of…
MoreDPP calls for new EU referendum
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) have called for a referendum on Denmark’s possible participation in the EU’s banking union. The party’s EU spokesman, Kenneth Kristensen Berth, said by voting no to the euro…
MoreFinance Minister to report on on Sustainable Development Goals at UN
Two years after the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Denmark will present its first voluntary national review of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in/within Danish national and international…
MoreDPP: Samuelsen’s Trump response ‘undiplomatic’
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has condemned Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen’s response to President Trump’s latest Twitter rant as ‘undiplomatic, unwise, and potentially damaging to Denmark’. After Mr Samuelsen urged Donald Trump to…
MoreEx-foreign ministers back Samuelsen in Trump row
Three former foreign ministers offered the current incumbent, Anders Samuelsen, a public show of support, Monday, after he came under political fire for his strong response to President Trump’s attack on news network…
MoreCoalition parties condemn Saudi campaign against Al-Jazeera
Spokespersons for coalition partners, the Liberals and Conservatives, have urged the government to lead the way at the EU in condemning a Saudi-led campaign to close down the Al-Jazeera news network. Several Arab…
MoreGerman ambassador: We Europeans can take care of ourselves
The EU has the economic and military potential to solve conflicts and tensions within Europe but member nations need to show greater cooperation and accept more responsibility, according to Germany’s ambassador to Denmark,…
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