China’s ambassador threatened Faroe Islands: No 5G, no trade deal
China’s ambassador to Denmark, Feng Tie, allegedly threatened the Faroe Islands’ that his country would pull out of a planned free-trade deal if they refused to accept Chinese tech company Huawei as the…
MoreLawmakers respond to Chinese threat: ‘Disgusting communists’
Politicians on both sides of the aisle have reacted angrily to China’s aggressive behaviour towards the Faroe Islands. After Berlingske reported how China’s ambassador to Denmark, Feng Tie, allegedly threatened the Faroe Islands’…
MoreClimate Minister unveils plans for DKK300bn energy islands
As part of its target to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 70% over the next decade the government is considering investing up to DKK300bn ($45bn) in a mega offshore wind park that would…
MoreDanish Intelligence ‘concerned’ about Russian Arctic airbase
Russia is close to completing a new military airbase in the Arctic, Norwegian media report. The base, located in the Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land, will be ready in 2020 and is…
MoreChinese chefs exploited, underpaid
Denmark’s biggest trade union, 3F, has revealed how hundreds of Chinese chefs are being exploited and underpaid by Danish restaurant owners. Under the terms of their work visa the chefs should be earning…
MoreNational Archives failed to act on stolen Nazi documents
The National Archives should have made a greater effort to recover stolen Nazi papers, acting Minister for Culture Rasmus Prehn said yesterday. Documents concerning 91-year-old Danish Nazi Helmuth Leif Rasmussen, who by his…
MoreLiberals demand probe into public sector fraud
Parties on both sides of the aisle have lined up behind the Liberals’ call for a full-scale probe into potential fraud at state-run agencies. Following the Britta Nielsen social fraud affair and alleged misappropriation…
MoreGreenland wants in on all Arctic discussions
Greenland and Faroe Islands lawmakers have accused the Danish government of ignoring them when discussing their respective countries’ foreign policy concerns. When Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen met with U.S. President Donald Trump on…
MoreNo safeguards against snoops when government talks to Greenland, Faroes
The Foreign Ministry has confirmed there are no totally secure channels of communication between the governments of Denmark, Greenland, and Faroe Islands that would allow decision makers in all three countries to discuss…
MoreDenmark leads push for sanctions on tax-shelter countries
Denmark is leading the way in urging the EU to crack down on nations that act as tax shelters Reuters reports how an EU document, prepared by the Danish government, calls for a…
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