Danes more positive about integration than Swedes, Germans
Danes, in far greater numbers than Swedes or Germans, believe the integration of immigrants is progressing well, a new European Commission survey shows. The pan-EU Eurobarometer poll of 28,000 EU respondents, ‘Integration of…
MoreGovernment unveils new cyber-defence strategy
The government will present its new cyber-defence strategy today, a follow-up to the cross-party defence bill agreed last year that included a DKK1.4bn ($215m) appropriation to beef-up cyber security ahead of 2023. Defence Minister…
MoreForeign Minister: Danish Embassy will remain in Tel Aviv
Denmark won’t copy the USA and move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said yesterday on the sidelines of an EU ministers’ meeting in Brussels. After a day…
MorePM thanks Danish troops during Kosovo stopover
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met with Danish troops in Kosovo during a flying visit, Monday ahead of talks with his counterparts in Austria and Slovakia before heading for the EU-Western Balkans Summit…
MoreDI: U.S. withdrawal from Iran deal threatens Danish exports
President Trump’s threat of sanctions against European companies that continue to trade with Iran following the USA’s withdrawal from the nuclear agreement could seriously damage Danish exporters, the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI)…
MoreTerrorist suspect remains in detention
A Syrian terrorist suspect was again remanded in custody, until June 11th, by Copenhagen District Court, Monday. The 31-year-old, who’s applied for asylum in Sweden, was arrested shortly before Christmas on suspicion of…
MoreInflation up
Inflation increased for the first time in seven months in April. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer price index rose 0.8 percent year-over-year in April, faster than the 0.5 percent increase…
MoreDanske Bank scandal: Excessive profits in Estonia should have set the alarm bells ringing
Danske Bank management should have known something was wrong when earnings at its Estonian branch sky-rocketed, the head of the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) said in an interview with Bloomberg News, Monday….
MoreDefence Intelligence sounds cyber attack warning
Denmark is under a growing threat from cyber attacks and the upcoming general election is an ‘obvious target’, Director of the Danish Defence Intelligence Service Lars Findsen warned last night ahead of the agency’s publication of…
MoreMinister: Economic growth fuels climate spending
Energy & Climate Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt has dismissed the findings of 301 researchers who have joined together to demand a ‘new realism’ in climate policy. The researchers signed a joint letter to…
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