Right-wing leader repeats call for zero asylum seekers
The anti-migrant New Right (Nye Konservative) have repeated their three ’unconditional’ demands that the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate will need to meet to win the support of the far-right party ahead of the…
MoreEx-PM’s centrist coalition plan isn’t ‘all inclusive’
Ex-prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has voiced concern about the possible re-election of his successor, Mette Frederiksen, who he claims has presided over the most ‘authoritative, heavy-handed’ government ever.’ With the two opposing…
MoreCrown Prince couple to lobby for Denmark’s UN Security Council bid
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will head for New York next month to attend the official opening of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly and help launch Denmark’s…
MoreTax scammer facing deportation from Dubai
52-year-old British businessman Sanjay Shah, the main suspect in the multi-billion kroner share dividend scam, Denmark’s biggest-ever fraud case, will appear before a Dubai court on August 29th where a judge will rule on…
MoreGranny nabbed in airport heroin bust
An 81-year-old Danish woman traveling from Africa to Canada was arrested at Warsaw airport, Friday, and remanded in custody for three months after being found with five kilograms of heroin worth over $515,000…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 15th – 21st 2022:
Politics/Economy: As election speculation heated up a new opinion showed the opposition is on course to win 88 seats against the government alliance’s 83, a victory but less than the 90 seats needed…
MoreNew poll: Opposition on course for election victory
The opposition would regain power if an election was held today – but only with the help of ex-prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 shows that with 50.5%…
MoreRussian nuclear planes move closer to Denmark
Russia has sent three fighter jets armed carrying nuclear-capable missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometres to its European enclave of Kalingrad – only 350 kilometres from the Danish island of Bornholm. According…
MoreDenmark to invest $5.4 billion in new warships
The government is aiming to become a ‘maritime superpower’ by building its own fleet of warships, Defence Miniser Morten Bødskov said yesterday at the launch of a new development partnership with the business…
MoreGovernment moves ahead with Rwandan processing centre for asylum seekers
As part of the government’s move to process unauthorised asylum seekers outside the EU the Foreign Ministry has announced concrete plans set up a base in Rwanda. Initially, the new project office, based…
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