Posted on 04. Jun, 2021 in: News

Top intelligence employee accused of forgery

The espionage scandal took a new twist, Thursday, when a top official at the Defence Intelligence Agency (FE) was temporarily relieved of his duties and sent home. Politiken reports how the head of…

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Posted on 04. Jun, 2021 in: News

Vestager on espionage: ‘I knew nothing’

Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager said yesterday that European countries ‘shouldn’t be spying on their neighbours’ in the wake of allegations that Denmark’s intelligence services helped the U.S. spy…

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Posted on 04. Jun, 2021 in: News

Mice close down Baltic Pipeline

Construction work on of the Baltic Pipeline has been closed own after the Danish Environmental Protection Agency repealed a construction permit for the project due to concerns about its impact on protected bat and…

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Posted on 04. Jun, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infections on the rise…PM vaccinated today….350,000 vaccines to Kenya….Swedes warned not to travel to Denmark…. The infection rate continues to rise following the reopening of society in April. 1,028 new corona cases were…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2021 in: News

PM: Labour market reforms the key to growth

’Denmark has emerged relatively unscathed from the pandemic and is today stronger than for many years but we can’t afford to rest on our laurels’ – that was the message from Prime Minister…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2021 in: News

PM sees no need to restore relations with allies

Despite international condemnation Denmark has no need to restore its relationships with the country’s European allies, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at a press briefing, Wednesday, in response to reports that French President…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2021 in: News

Mette paves the way for general election

Yesterday’s marathon closing debate shows that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has created a solid political platform if she chooses to call an election this Autumn while the opposition is still on the defensive,…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2021 in: News

‘Danish’ children in Syrian camps could be sent to Somalia, Iran

Five children closely linked to Denmark who are stuck in Syrian detention camps could end up in Somalia, Morocco or Iran, three countries that still practice the death penalty. Politiken reports this morning…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Rise in infections ‘under control’…Government donates 60,000 vaccines to Germany….Danes happy with EU measures… The number of people hospitalised by covid – 157 – has risen slightly this week but not enough to…

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Posted on 03. Jun, 2021 in: News

Negative social control amongst minorities on the rise

The problem of negative social control amongst the immigrant community has worsened during the corona crisis. A new survey of young people from ethnic minorities in Copenhagen shows more and more have experienced…

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