Iran has accused Denmark of ‘harbouring terrorists’ following the EU’s decision to freeze the assets of an Iranian intelligence unit over alleged assassination attempts in Europe (see below). In a tweeted message Iran’s…

The EU agreed yesterday to impose sanctions on Iran’s intelligence agency for its role in assassination plots in Denmark and France last year. The decision freezes financial assets in the EU belonging to…

Iran’s ambassador to Denmark, Morteza Moradian, declined to attend yesterday’s New Year parliamentary reception at Christiansborg due to his refusal to shake hands with women – a religious policy that also includes Speaker…

The Danish People’s Party (DPP) wants a combined general/EU election in May but according to leading political commentator Hans Engell the chances are the prime minister will plump for a pre-Easter date –…

The opposition has maintained its lead in the polls as the election approaches. A weighted average of all leading surveys since the start of December shows the ‘red’ bloc leading by 2-2.5% despite…

Criminals could lose the right to be a parent under the terms of a new bill put forward by the government today. A person could be deemed unfit for parental responsibility, partial custody,…

Danish schoolkids have performed better than expected on the European Commission’s latest education monitor. Denmark’s basic school students rank 4th out of 33 countries (EU28+5) in a comparison of mathematics, reading and science – Estonia…

Truck trailers on trains have been banned following last week’s deadly accident on the Great Belt Bridge after tests, Monday, revealed a ‘proportionally excessive number of errors’ in the locking mechanism. Transport Minister…

EU countries are ready to impose sanctions on Iran in response to Iranian agents’ alleged assassination plots in Denmark and France, Danish media reported last night. The targetted sanctions are expected to be…

The EU sanctions facing Iran today will be aimed at certain individuals rather than trade, Jyllands-Posten reports. If accepted they will target the Iranian intelligence agency Mois and its boss, Saeid Hashemi Moghadam,…