Rise in exports to Saudi Arabia following journalist slaying
10 months after the brutal murder of Jamal Kashoggi, Danish exports to Saudi Arabia continue to rise. Although Denmark suspended future approvals of weapons and military equipment exports to Saudi Arabia in response…
MoreMuslim rapper provokes new ‘Danishness debate’
A new debate about the meaning of ‘Danishness’ has flared up following reports of the possible inclusion of a song by a Muslim rapper in the very Danish ‘High School Songbook’, Denmark’s bestselling…
MoreObama announces new visit as ‘Trump baby’ arrives in Denmark
Former US President Barack Obama is coming to Denmark again next month just weeks after his successor Donald Trump’s 2-day visit. Under the heading “A Conversation with President Barack Obama” USA’s 44th president…
MoreDenmark joins US in Russia observation flight
U.S. and Danish inspectors will perform a joint observation flight over Russia this week as part of ‘The Treaty on Open Skies’ agreement from 2002, the Russian Defence Ministry said Monday. During the…
MoreInflation hits 3-year low
Denmark’s inflation rate slowed to a 3-year low in July. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer price index rose by only 0.4 percent year-on-year in July, which was slower than the…
MorePolice station bombed
Copenhagen was rocked by a second major explosion early Saturday morning when a bomb damaged a police station in the inner-city district of Nørrebro, just four days after Tuesday’s attack on the National Tax…
MorePolice hunt for ’plastic bag’ man
Copenhagen Police are searching for a man seen fleeing the site of the police station explosion early Saturday. CCTV footage showed a man, dressed in a large black hoodie, trousers and trainers carrying…
MoreWhile you were away – a brief round up of all the summer news
If you’ve been away – welcome back. It was a quiet summer (at least before last week’s bombings) but here’s a round-up of the main news from the past four weeks…. Politics/Economy: President…
MoreJensen backs down from leadership challenge
Following a divisive Liberal Party summer conference, Saturday, deputy leader Kristian Jensen said he ’regretted’ a controversial interview earlier in the week in which he undermined party leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen by dismissing…
MoreOpposition parties call for unity as Liberals move towards centre
The ‘blue bloc’ opposition is in disarray after the Liberals’ dramatic summer conference over the weekend, where deputy leader Kristian Jensen was forced to back down and accept the possibility of an across…
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