Mali urges Denmark to withdraw special forces
The Danish Foreign Ministry has questioned a statement by Mali’s military government urging Denmark to ‘immediately’ withdraw its special forces that were despatched to the country last week. On the same day that…
More‘Polyamorous’ union boss led a double life
Board members of Denmark’s largest and most powerful trade union, 3F, have been summoned to a crisis meeting this morning after it was revealed that chairman Per Christiansen has been leading a ‘double…
MoreVirus updates
20% of all corona tests positive….Herd immunity ‘within weeks’…Liberal leader calls for all restrictions to be lifted…. More than 1 in 5 of all covid tests taken over the 24-hour Sunday-Monday period came…
MoreConsumer optimism
Consumers have become more optimistic. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer confidence index rose to -1.5 in January from -2.1 in December. The average for the past six months was 1.7….
MoreNational debt lowest since 2009 as economy surges
Denmark’s national debt is at a 12-year-low. The latest National Bank figures, published Monday, show the country’s debt on December 31st was DKK 438bn (around $60bn) or 17.8% of GDP, the lowest since…
MoreStock market tumbles again
Copenhagen Stock Exchange continued its 2022 downturn, Monday. The trend-setting C-25 index of ‘blue-chip’ shares, which has fallen consistently since the start of the year, closed 3.5% down, one of the 10-biggest single-day…
MoreEdward Snowden: Danish espionage affair a ‘democratic scandal’
Edward Snowden has characterised the Danish espionage affair as a ’democratic scandal’. In a video interview with Politiken the notorious whisteblower, who’s lived in exile in Russia since leaking highly classified information from…
MoreMesserschmidt wins DPP leadership race
As expected, Morten Messerschmidt was elected new Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader, Sunday, winning 60% of delegates’ votes at an extraordinary party congress convened after outgoing leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl offered his resignation…
MoreDenmark’s Mali paradox: Sanctions plus troops
The government is pushing to impose economic sanctions on Mali, less than a week after Danish commandos, a team of surgeons, and other military personnel arrived in the West African country to train local…
MoreDanish warship makes mysterious U-turn
The Royal Danish Navy frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes, which set sail for the Baltic region last Tuesday to help NATO counter Russian aggression, has made a U-turn and was seen in the Danish port…
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