Hundreds of Ukrainian troops trained in Denmark
Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers have received military training in Denmark. Chief of Defence General Flemming Lentfer told Ritzau News that a ‘3-figure’ number of Ukrainians have so far been given training in leadership,…
MoreRussia demands answers on pipelines explosions
Russia has warned it will continue to push for answers regarding the Nord Stream pipelines explosions despite Denmark’s refusal to allow access to the ongoing investigation. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday…
MoreImmigrant families send kids on re-education trips
The Danish social authorities received nearly 100 reports of immigrant children being sent home on ‘re-education trips’ by their parents last year. In response to the new figures from the Red Centre Against…
MoreDisgruntled Prince moves to U.S.
Prince Joachim is moving to Washington DC for a job at the Danish embassy. The Queens’s second son, who will be accompanied by his wife Princess Marie, said he’s ‘proud to get the opportunity to…
MoreDenmark 2nd happiest country in the world
Denmark has moved up to 2nd place on the latest World Happiness Report from 3rd last year. For the sixth year in a row, Finland is the world’s happiest country. All Nordic countries score…
MoreAir pollution in Denmark exceeds WHO guidelines
The air in this country is so polluted that Denmark fails to live up to WHO (World Health Organisation) air quality guidelines. A new report by IQAir, a company that tracks air quality…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 13th – 19th 2023
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dropped from 5th to a lowly 18th in a new survey of voters’ choice for ‘most popular minister’, mirroring recent opinion polls showing her Social Democrat party has…
MorePM ‘open’ to sending fighter jets to Ukraine
Denmark could follow in Poland’s footsteps and send fighter jets to Ukraine. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed, Thursday, that donations of fighter jets are being considered after Poland announced it will become the…
MoreMette Frederiksen tight lipped in Samsam case
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has refused to testify in the Ahmed Samsam ‘double agent’ affair and declined to comment on whether her government amended intelligence reports to portray the Syrian-Danish national, currently serving…
MoreOECD critical of Denmark’s anti-bribery efforts
The OECD has urged Denmark to increase efforts to combat foreign bribery. According to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery, Denmark gives insufficient priority to preventing, detecting and sanctioning…
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