Jihadist claims he was spying for Syria
The 32 year old male detained at Copenhagen Airport last week after being extradited from Turkey was remanded in custody by a court, Friday, after being charged with having joined the Islamic State…
MoreDanish policy questioned as Germany, Finland repatriate children from Syria camps
While Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has stated very clearly that the children of Danish foreign fighters stranded in Syrian refugee camps won’t be allowed to come to Denmark, neighbouring Germany and France have…
MoreFinally…good news for Danske Bank
After years of turbulence following the money laundering scandal Danske Bank has finally received some good news in the U.S. where the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) found…
MoreNew evidence contradicts PM’s mink defence
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been summoned to provide testimony about the minkgate scandal after internal government correspondence contradicted her claim that the government never intended to shut down Denmark’s entire mink industry…
MorePM won’t give up on offshore asylum centres
The government continues to push for asylum seeker processing centres outside the EU. While in opposition the Social Democrats, led by now Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, urged the previous government to copy Australia’s much-criticised immigration policy,…
MoreCorona vaccine ‘within days’ as infections hit new high
It’s now only a matter of days before the first consignment of corona vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech arrives in Denmark, head of the Danish Health Authority Søren Brostrøm said yesterday. Those first in line…
MoreDKK140m for vaccines to poor countries
The government has appropriated DKK140m ($23m) for vaccines in developing countries. Development Aid Minister Flemming Møller Mortensen said when a pandemic hits the world it requires a global response. “We have secured vaccines…
MoreWoman charged with aiding foreign intelligence agency
A 47-year-old female resident has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence agency to operate on Danish soil. According to the indictment by the public prosecutor, the woman contacted the Turkish authorities and…
MoreTerrorist repatriated to face charges
A Danish citizen charged with inciting terrorism six years ago landed at Copenhagen Airport late Thursday after being extradited from Turkey. The 32-year-old man was detained in Turkey on the 7th of January…
More‘Foreign fighters’ passport law to be made permanent
A temporary law that allows the Danish state to strip citizens of their passport if the police or Danish Intelligence (PET) suspect they are planning to travel abroad to join armed conflicts should…
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