Foreign Minister scolded for ’embarrassing’ response to Italy
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has been given a slap on the wrist for offering outdated and unusable ventilators to help Italy fight the coronavirus. Following a parliamentary consultation, Wednesday, the Liberals’ EU spokesman,…
More1% of population infected
Around 1% (55,000) of people in this country have contracted the corona virus according to a new report by the National Serum Institute (NSI) published ahead of the holiday break. Out of 1,071…
MoreHealth authorities reject 250,000 Chinese test kits
The regional health authorities are awaiting a response from a Chinese supplier that delivered a batch of antibody corona test kits that were inaccurate. The regions asked for a batch of around 250,000…
MoreVirus updates
Hospitalisations hit new low but 7 more die….50,000 masks to Myanmar….2 million dollars to Uganda… Seven more people have died from covid-19 bringing the death toll to 561 since the start of the…
MoreEnergy islands at heart of government’s CO2 reduction plan
The government has put forward a blueprint for two energy islands, one in the North Sea and one off the cost of Bornholm in the Baltic, as part of its long-awaited plan for…
More‘Miserly’ Denmark threatens EU solidarity
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been accused of ‘lacking solidarity’ and putting the EU at risk for dismissing France and Germany’s proposal for a €500bn European Recovery Fund. Stine Bosse, head of the pro-EU…
MoreEU court rejects Nord Stream 2 challenge
An EU court has rejected a challenge by the operators of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline against European Union gas rules. Nord Stream 2, designed by Russia’s Gazprom to increase direct shipments to…
MoreDenmark rejects Franco-German recovery plan
France and Germany’s proposal for a €500bn European Recovery Fund to be shared between EU countries worst affected by Covid-19 has been dismissed by Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen, who said yesterday that Denmark…
MoreArmy boss found guilty of abuse of power
Former army head of staff Hans-Christian Mathiesen was given a 60-day suspended prison sentence, Tuesday, after being found guilty of violating both civil and military laws by Viborg District Court. Major Mathiesen has…
MoreExpert panel to probe government’s corona containment policy
A parliamentary majority has called for an independent probe into the government’s handling of the corona crisis. The opposition, backed by the Social Liberals, have suggested a panel consisting of five experts that…
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