Denmark can help Ukraine’s EU candidacy
Ukraine has appealed for Denmark’s help in its efforts to join the EU. The war-torn country’s foreign affairs minister, Dmytro Kuleba, told DR News that Denmark is a good ally, as shown in…
MoreEnergy Minister: Emergency plans in place for gas shutdown
Denmark has contingency plans in place if Russia shuts off the gas supply to Europe, Climate & Energy Minister Dan Jørgensen said yesterday following a Brussels emergency meeting where EU energy ministers discussed…
MorePrime Minister Modi in Denmark
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Copenhagen this morning on the second day of his three-nation European tour, which began in Germany Monday. In a hectic schedule over the next couple of…
MoreGovernment fails in bid to limit drinking, smoking
The government doesn’t have the votes needed to pass its controversial proposal to ban the sale of alcohol to anyone under 18, part of a wide-reaching health reform bill aimed at limiting drinking…
More1.1m Covid vaccines to be destroyed
The Danish health authorities are being forced to discard 1.1 million excess COVID-19 vaccines because they’ve become outdated and efforts to donate them to developing countries have failed. The National Serum Institute said…
MoreJustice Minister quits – cabinet reshuffle
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been forced to reshuffle her cabinet after Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup resigned last night and announced he was leaving politics. Leading political commentators called it a ‘political bombshell’…
MoreRussian ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry…again
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry this morning to explain why a Russian military plane violated Danish airspace, Friday. According to the Joint Operations Centre (JOC…
MorePM: Putin has underestimated Denmark
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen focused on Ukraine and the consequences of war in her May 1st International Labour Day speech, Sunday, when she said Vladimir Putin has ‘completely underestimated Denmark, our allies, and…
MoreDanish kids hit by mysterious liver disease
The Danish health authorities have confirmed six cases of a mysterious liver disease that’s affecting children throughout the world. The six Danish kids, between 2 and 14, were diagnosed between January and the…
MoreBBC highlights Denmark’s discriminatory refugee policy
In a report on the difference between the treatment of Ukrainian and Syrian refugees the British BBC asks whether Denmark is guilty of double standards. The report notes how Denmark has been very…
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