Coalition parties split on decriminalisation of hard drugs
The three government coalition parties are divided on Copenhagen City Hall’s move to decriminalise hard drugs in the capital. A political majority at City Hall has requested permission to set up a radical…
MoreEU Commission refers Denmark to Court of Justice
Denmark was one of eleven countries referred to the EU’s Court of Justice by the European Commission, Wednesday, for ’failing to transpose copyright measures into national law.’ The deadline for implementing the rules…
MoreDanske Bank accepts $2bn fine for money laundering
Danske Bank has reached settlements with the U.S. and Danish authorities regarding the money laundering scandal at its Estonia branch between 2007 and 2015. In an announcement, Tuesday, Denmark’s biggest bank said it has…
MoreRussian businessman used Danish bank for ‘elaborate’ fraud scheme
A Russian businessman was convicted by a federal jury in Boston, US, Wednesday for his involvement in an elaborate DKK600m ($90m) fraud scheme involving Danish trading and investment bank, Saxo. Vladislav Klyushin, 42,…
MoreUN: Copenhagen at risk as sea-levels rise
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that Copenhagen is among the global cities that could be hard hit by rising sea-levels. In an opening address to at the UN Security Council debate on…
MoreBerlingske: Denmark at risk of being marginalised as new relationships emerge
Denmark could become an even smaller player on the world stage as the war in Ukraine continues to push countries towards new alliances, Berlingske’s foreign affairs correspondent warns in an editorial this morning….
MoreMore ammunition to Ukraine
The government is exploring the possibility of donating more ammunition to Ukraine. After NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned on Monday that the war-torn country’s consumption of ammunition is much greater than the production…
MoreCoalition leaders lose popularity
A new survey reveals the turbulence in Danish politics following the November election. The latest YouGov poll shows the Liberal Alliance’s Alex Vanopslagh is the voters’ choice for ‘most popular party leader’, sharing…
MoreFinance Minister in Twitter hoax
Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen is the latest Danish politician to be hoaxed by Italian journalist and writer, Tommaso Debenedetti, who claims that by creating fake Twitter accounts of world leaders he’s trying to show…
MoreEconomic growth boosted by strong Q4
The Danish economy grew by 3.4% in 2022 according to a preliminary estimate by Statistics Denmark, helped by strong industrial performance in the fourth quarter (Q4) when Denmark’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose…
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