DPP looks for right-wing partners at EU
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) will attend a meeting of European far-right parties in Milan today hosted by Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, head of the populist League (Lega) party, who according…
MoreLocal authorities demand crackdown on smoking
Local Government Denmark (Danske Regioner) has called for a 100% increase in the price of cigarettes, from 40 to 80kr, to stop the rise of smoking in this country. At the same time…
MoreOne dead in gang shooting
One person was killed and at least four injured in a gang-related shooting in Rungsted, north of Copenhagen, Saturday. 22 suspects were taken into custody for questioning but 17 were later released. Police…
MoreDenmark set to ban €500 note
The European Central Bank (ECB) has urged the government to reconsider its proposed ban on the €500 note in this country, part of a wide-ranging crackdown on money laundering following the Danske Bank…
MoreGlobal companies decry new immigration policy
Two global companies renowned for hiring the most foreign workers in Denmark – furniture giant Ikea and cleaning and services company ISS – have publicly criticised the ‘paradigm shift’ in immigration policy that…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 1st – April 7th 2019
Politics/Economy: Analysts predicted that cross-party negotiations to form a new government after the election could be lengthy, chaotic, and even end in deadlock after Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard warned he will actively resist…
MoreForeign Minister: Russian aggression is biggest threat since Cold War
Ahead of his arrival in Washington DC, Thursday, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen accused Russia of showing a ‘shocking contempt’ for international law by boarding Ukrainian naval vessels and harassing merchant ships in the Azov…
MoreRussian bombers diverted from Denmark
Danish F-16s were scrambled, Wednesday, to divert two Russian bombers that had strayed too close to Danish airspace. A Defence Command spokesman confirmed to TV2 that two Russian Tu-160 ‘Blackjack’ planes were ‘escorted’…
MorePanda diplomacy during a time of upheaval
Denmark became the latest country to become caught up in China’s panda diplomacy when ‘two furry envoys’ – Mao Sun and Xing Er – arrived in Copenhagen, Thursday, a move aimed at rubber…
MorePM in Greece: More funding for Frontex
Following talks with his Greece counterpart, Alexis Tsipras, in Athens, Thursday, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Denmark would continue to contribute to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, also known as Frontex,…
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