Controversial councillor elected after quitting politics
Anna Mee Allerslev was elected to Copenhagen City Council on Tuesday even though she withdrew from the municipal election campaign a month ago and announced she was quitting politics. Ms Allerslev stepped down…
MorePM heads for Indonesia, Singapore
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will lead a business delegation to Indonesia and Singapore next week. It’s the first-ever trip by a Danish PM to Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous nation, where Mr…
MoreUN appoints Danish diplomat as envoy to Lebanon
Experienced Danish diplomat Pernille Dahler Kardel has been appointed as interim UN envoy for Lebanon, the UN said Wednesday, as the Middle East country remains embroiled in crisis over the resignation of Prime…
MoreQueen heads trade push to Ghana
Queen Margrethe has arrived in Ghana for a three-day state visit accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Anders Samuelsen, Minister for Environment and Food, Esben Lunde Larsen, and a delegation of 39 Danish…
MoreFewer young people using cannabis
The overall use of recreational drugs such as cannabis and marijuana in this country has remained stable since 2013, a new Board of Health report shows, but young people are smoking less –…
MoreConsumers more confident
Consumer confidence was better than expected in November, showing an improvement for the first time in four months. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark show the consumer confidence index rose to 7.6 in…
MoreMunicipal elections: Social Democrats win as Liberals slip back
The Social Democrats emerged as the big winner in Tuesday’s local elections with nearly 33% of the vote nationally, while the Liberals and Danish People’s Party (DPP) were punished by voters. After a…
MoreFour more years for Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
The Social Democrats will continue to run Copenhagen for the next four years. Lord Mayor Frank Jensen announced early this morning that all parties at City Hall have agreed he will remain in…
MoreSweden dismisses Danish criticism of EMA vote
Sweden’s Minister for European Union Affairs Ann Linde reacted angrily yesterday to claims that her country ‘let Denmark down’ by failing to support Copenhagen’s failed bid to host the EU’s European Medicines Agency…
MoreDefence Minister sounds cyber attack warning
Denmark is ready to spend more money to prevent cyber attacks, Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said yesterday on the sidelines of a conference in Copenhagen. He declined to set an exact figure…
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