Climate Minister in India as green partnership moves ahead
Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen met with his Indian counterpart Bhupender Yadav, Thursday, to discuss bilateral cooperation in the areas of environment and climate change, on the first day of a 5-day visit to…
MoreDanish architect picked to design ‘city of the future’
World-renowned Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has been commissioned to design what’s been described as the most sustainable city in the world – Telosa, which according to Mr Ingels’ Copenhagen-based architecture studio BIG would…
MoreIndustrial output up
Industrial production grew by 3.4% in July after a 4.6% dip the previous month, the latest figures from Statistics Denmark show. Production of pharmaceuticals increased the most, by 11.5%, while production of machines…
MoreTime to go, Minister
The Conservatives have called on Defence Minister Trine Bramsen to resign after tabloid daily BT revealed yesterday there was no official ministerial schedule when she commissioned a naval vessel to take her to…
MoreInternational focus on Denmark’s immigration policy following crackdown on jobless
The government’s crackdown on unemployed migrants has hit the headlines abroad. Under the headline Denmark Tells Some Migrants to Work For Benefits the British BBC reports how ‘some migrants in Denmark, which has repeatedly tightened…
MoreForeign Minister pushes back on al-Qaeda claim
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod’s has attributed his much-ridiculed claim last month that terrorist network al-Qaeda is no longer operative in Afghanistan to a ‘lack of sleep’. As TV was transmitting images of Taleban…
MoreDenmark pays UK to accept Afghan interpreters
Denmark has paid Great Britain millions to provide shelter for 23 Afghanistan interpreters who assisted Danish forces. The Defence Ministry has confirmed a Berlingske report that 12 of the interpreters were denied a…
MoreDisgraced MP: I was a victim of #MeToo
In his first interview since being kicked out of the Conservatives, controversial MP Naser Khader denied he’s a sexual aggressor. The Syrian-born politician told chat show Lippert he’s ‘extremely disappointed’ by his former…
MoreVirus updates
Covid infections have stabilised at around 500 a day this week – 514 new corona cases were reported yesterday, 63 up on Tuesday, from 51.973 PCR tests, a positivity rate of only 0.99….
MoreGovernment cracks down on unemployed
Everybody who can work, should work – that was the core message of the government’s ’Denmark Can Do More’ reform proposals presented by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Tuesday, aimed at getting more than…
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