50,000 chickens to be culled following bird flu oubreak
The Ministry of Food has ordered 50,000 chickens to be culled after finding the highly contagious bird flu virus on a farm in west Denmark. A spokesperson for the Danish Veterinary and Food…
MoreDanish Intelligence: Russia could have won the war without Putin’s interference
Russia nearly won the war in Ukraine before its military plans fell apart, according to a Danish intelligence officer. The head of Russian analysis for Danish Military Intelligence (FE) who claimed last week…
MoreEx-PM arrives in Taiwan amidst criticism
Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has arrived in Taiwan for his controversial three-day visit as head of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation (AoD). In an interview with Berlingske before leaving Denmark the…
MoreSweden, EU, consider restrictions on travellers from China but Denmark remains silent
While the Swedish government is preparing to impose restrictions on travellers arriving from China the Danish authorities remain undecided. After France, Italy, Spain, and the UK this week imposed Covid-19 testing requirements, Sweden,…
MoreWarm weather sends gas prices down
There’s good news for hard pressed consumers at the start of the year – record high temperatures across Europe have forced gas prices even further down. Kristian Rune Poulsen, an energy analyst at Green Power…
MoreWealth reduced as pension savings, house prices fall
Every single person in Denmark saw their wealth devalued by around DKK300,000 (€40,000) in 2022, a new financial report by Arbejdernes Landsbank shows – the biggest financial setback for households since the financial…
MoreShoppers head for Malmø as Swedish krone nosedives
A short trip across the Øresund Strait to Malmø for the January sales could prove to be a lucrative business for households hard hit by rampant inflation. At 0.67 the Swedish krone has…
MorePM defends centrist coalition in New Year speech
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen spent much of her New Year’s Day speech to the nation defending the historic, centrist coalition that was formed after the November 1st election. The PM said the war…
MoreQueen ‘saddened’ by Royal Family rift
In an emotional New Year speech to the nation, HM Queen Margrethe said she was saddened by the rift in the Royal Family following her decision to strip four of her grandchildren of…
MoreForeign Ministry distances itself from ex-PM’s trip to Taiwan
Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s visit to Taiwan next week for talks with President Tsai Ing-wen will have no influence on Denmark’s foreign policy, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said after the…
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