Virus updates
Denmark opens up to 6 non-EU countries….8,030 jobless in one day….Cup Final suspended as fans ignore distancing rules… Following the new travel advisory for countries outside the EU, published Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry…
MoreEmpty refugee camps to be torn down
Two ’tent towns’, built in 2015 to provide shelter for hundreds of asylum seekers and migrants, are being torn down without every housing a single refugee – at a cost of DKK65m (nearly…
MoreMerkel defends Russian pipeline as U.S. threatens more sanctions
The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline under construction in Danish territorial waters should be ‘completed as planned’ German Chancellor Angela Merkel said this week in response to the threat of new US sanctions…
MoreGovernment’s allies demand answers from China’s ambassador
The government’s left-wing allies have urged the Foreign Minister to summon China’s ambassador to a meeting concerning the new security law passed in Hong Kong that has led to hundreds of arrests of…
MoreDanish researchers in research cooperation with Chinese university run by military
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has defended its policy of working alongside China’s National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) which is controlled by China’s top military body, the Central Military Commission. Politiken reports this morning…
MoreEx-PM to testify in child brides affair
Former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmusen has been summoned to appear before the ‘Child Brides Commission’ investigating the possible illegal separation of refugee couples when Inger Støjberg was minister for integration. The testimony…
MoreDanes lose faith in U.S. under Trump
Citizens throughout Europe have lost faith in the Trump-led USA during the coronavirus pandemic – and Danes lead the way. The European Council on Foreign Relations has released findings from a poll that found citizens…
MoreEpidemic under control but health experts issue plea for caution
The number of people hospitalised by the corona virus has fallen below 30 for the first time in three months – 29 as of yesterday, although the number in need of intensive care…
MoreCorona outbreak at 3rd mink farm
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) has found the coronavirus at a third mink farm close to Hjørring in north Jutland. 5,000 mink will be culled tomorrow by the authorities as a…
MoreNew Foreign Ministry advisory for non-EU countries
The Foreign Ministry has issued a new travel advisory from today for countries outside the EU, the Schengen zone, and the UK, mirroring the EU agreement to reopen borders to 14 countries. The…
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