Carlsberg funds Danish cultural institute in New Delhi
In addition to the India-Denmark Joint Commission, Denmark will also open a cultural institute at the Danish Embassy in New Delhi this autumn to promote cultural exchanges between Denmark and India. Announcing the…
MoreNordic PMs pledge to deepen cooperation with India
The foreign ministries of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland issued a joint Press Statement, Tuesday, following the Stockholm Summit between India and the Nordic countries. From Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Today in Stockholm, the Prime Minister of India…
MoreFinance Minister questions Trump’s tariffs ahead of U.S. trip
Finance Minister Kristian Jensen has again expressed concern about President Trump’s tariffs and trade restrictions. Earlier this month Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen questioned the logic of U.S. trade policy, saying the security…
MoreState awash with cash but hit by negative interest rates
Denmark is swimming in money. The government’s current account at the National Bank climbed to DKK207bn last month ($34 bn), or twice the target and the highest in three years, but it’s also…
MoreForeign Minister ridiculed for pull-ups video
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen has been met with a storm of criticism for posting a video of himself on Facebook doing a workout, in a suit and tie, while boasting about the Liberal…
MoreSamuelsen warns of new sanctions on Russia
Denmark is ready to consider imposing more sanctions on Russia, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said yesterday on arrival at the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in Luxembourg where Russia, Iran, and Syria were…
MoreCyber attack warning
Berlingske reports this morning how the United States and Britain have warned of a global cyber attack, blaming Russian government-backed hackers for a campaign on government agencies, businesses and critical infrastructure operators. Washington…
MoreLast chance for negotiators as strike looms
The official labour dispute conciliator, Mette Christensen, has ordered unions, communal employers, and the state back to the negotiating table today in a bid to kick-start stalled talks on a new collective bargaining…
MoreStøjberg calls for gay imams
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg wants to see gay imams preaching in Denmark. Following a TV documentary, ‘The Hell of being a Muslim Homo’, about the problems experienced by gay journalist Abdel Aziz, the…
MoreIndian ambassador hails ‘breakthrough’ meeting of PMs today
The India-Nordic summit in Stockholm today will see the Prime Ministers of Denmark and India meet for the first time in nine years and provide an opportunity to improve relations that have been strained…
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