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…
MoreVestager 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…
MoreMice 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Construction work on of the Baltic Pipeline has been closed own after the Danish Environmental Protection Agency repealed a construction permit for the project due to concerns about its impact on protected bat and…
MoreVirus 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…
MorePM: 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…
MorePM 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…
MoreMette 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,…
More‘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…
MoreVirus 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…
MoreNegative 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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