PM: Trump has a point
Denmark and the rest of Europe are fully committed to NATO but at the same time President Trump has a ‘fair point’ when he claims Europe isn’t contributing enough to its own security,…
MoreBuilders go bust despite upswing
The construction sector is suffering from a wave of bancruptcies despite the economic upswing and constant reports of a labour shortage. During the first six months of this year 468 building firms went…
MoreJobcentre employee embezzles DKK6m
A Copenhagen suburb jobcentre employee has been charged with fraud over fake invoices totalling around DKK6m ($950,000). The 3F trade union said the suspect issued large invoices for non-existent job-training programmes to fake…
MoreDane wins British citizenship fight
A Danish woman who became mayor of the town of Ipswich in the UK but was denied citizenship despite living in Britain for nearly 40 years, has now been granted a UK passport…
MoreU.S. approves missile deal
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles for both Denmark and the United Kingdom The U.S. Defence News website reports that the U.K. sale comes…
MoreDanske Bank scandal claims new victim
The head of compliance at Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, has quit following the money laundering scandal. The resignation of Anders Meinert Jorgensen adds to the list of top managers exiting after Danske Bank…
MoreVoters agree with Trump – increase the defence budget
40% of the electorate agree with President Trump that Denmark should increase its defence spending. In a new Epinion poll for DR2 ahead of the NATO summit that gets underway in Brussels today,…
MoreExpert: Denmark won’t commit to 2% NATO promise
Denmark won’t live up to its promise to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence despite threats from President Trump, leading security expert Flemming Splidsboel Hansen of the Danish Institute of international…
MoreIranian father facing deportation after 25 years in Denmark
A pizza bar owner who’s lived in Denmark for 25 years could be deported for taking four trips to his native country of Iran. Abutaleb Jamshid Farjand, who runs ‘Jimmy’s Kitchen’ on the…
MoreToo many prisoners, too few prisons
Danish prisons and detention centres are over overflowing with inmates. The average occupancy rate nationwide is 99.99% and at some locations prisoners are being held in work, computer, or visiting rooms according to…
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