Danish leaders welcome Macron’s victory
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was amongst the world leaders who rushed to congratulate France’s President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election and defeat of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the presidential election, Sunday….
MoreUkraine Ambassador: Mass graves conceal Russian war crimes
By digging mass graves around Mariupol Russia is trying to conceal how many people have been killed, Ukraine’s ambassador to Denmark, Mykhailo Vydoinyk, said in an interview with TV2, Friday. In response to…
MoreGovernment in U-turn: Ukrainians to be housed in ghettos
In a change of policy the government has proposed an amendment to the controversial Parallel Society Act, popularly known as the ‘ghetto law’, that would allow Ukrainian refugees to be housed in socially-vulnerable…
MoreEx-minister decries ‘absurd’ defence opt-out
While Denmark is excluded from EU-led military operations due to its defence opt-out, many non-EU countries, such as Norway, Turkey, Brazil, and Canada, have over time sent troops to support EU missions –…
MoreFrederiksberg uses ‘Big Brother’ Chinese surveillance cameras banned in US, UK
Chinese-made surveillance cameras banned in the US and UK on ethical grounds are being used to watch over residents of Frederiksberg in Copenhagen. Berlingske reports this morning that around 60% of Frederiksberg’s 488 surveillance cameras…
MoreBusiness shorts
Chemical company enjoys multi-million turnover in Russia….Major retailers drop ECCO….Carlsberg in negotiations to sell Russian business…. Leading Danish chemical supplies company, Haldor Topsøe, has been condemned by the Ukrainian Embassy for continuing to…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 19th – 24th 2022:
Ukraine crisis: During a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv, Thursday Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen promised to increase Denmark’s military aid to the war-torn country by DKK 600m ($87m) bringing the overall…
MorePrime Minister pledges DKK600m in military aid during Ukraine visit
Denmark has pledged to send more weapons to Ukraine. During a flying visit to Kyiv, Thursday, in a public show of support for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen promised to increase…
MorePM’s Kyiv trip – diplomacy or PR stunt?
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s high-profile visit to Kyiv, Thursday, was pure political symbolism according to a leading military expert who said the meeting with President Zelenskyj could just have well been carried out…
MoreDenmark ups NATO contribution
Denmark’s military contribution to NATO will be extended after an across-the-aisle parliamentary majority voted to contribute more to land, sea and air operations in the Baltic – only the left-wing Red/Greens and Free…
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