Danish Intelligence warns of Islamic State threat to Danish kids
The Islamic State (ISIS) is planning to smuggle 350 children out of the al-Hol and al-Roj detention camps in Syria, including Danish kids, and turn them into future terrorists, Military Intelligence (Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste…
MorePM drops reopening hint
As countries throughout Europe are dealing with a 3rd wave of the corona pandemic, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen gave a strong hint yesterday that the reopening process in this country could be speeded…
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Infections up but positivity rate down…’R’ rate stable…..Test centre firebombed…. 771 new corona cases were registered, Tuesday, although the increase was attributed to more tests – 307,507, giving a positivity rate of 0.25%,…
More30% cap on non-Western immigrants in social housing
The government is aiming to limit the number of non-Western immigrants living in public housing estates to no more than 30% within ten years. In the latest move to half the growth of…
MoreDenmark sends warship to combat piracy
Denmark will dispatch a frigate to the Gulf of Guinea this autumn to join the fight against piracy off the coast of West Africa. At a press conference, Tuesday, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod…
MoreDK-Germany ‘Declaration of Friendship’
Following a virtual meeting with his Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod, Tuesday, Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas issued a statement today to mark the publication of the German-Danish Declaration of Friendship. It read: ”It’s…
MoreAustrian chancellor criticises Denmark
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has accused the EU of an unfair vaccine rollout and singled out Denmark as a country that’s received ‘more than its fair share.’ Just ten days after he and…
MoreDanish authorities bypass EU agreement
The Danish health authorities have for months tried to encourage vaccine suppliers to provide extra doses in exchange for sensitive health data on up to half a million Danes. In January the authorities…
MoreVirus updates
Hospitalisations down…Woman who died had ‘unusual symptoms’…1st human trial for Danish covid vaccine…. The number of people hospitalised by covid fell by 6, Monday, to 211, the lowest figure for nine days and…
MorePopulists demand 50% cut in development aid
The Danish People’s Party has suggested slashing Denmark’s annual foreign development aid by more than 50%, from DKK17bn ($2.7b) this year to DKK7bn ($1.15bn) and giving the money saved to struggling rural districts…
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