Defence Minister: DKK 143bn is not enough to meet all NATO targets
Despite Wednesday’s landmark agreement to allocate an extra DKK 143bn to defence spending over the next decade, Acting Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is uncertain that Denmark can meet NATO’s country-specific targets within…
MorePM: Europe needs a new strategy on ‘irregular migration’
Too many migrants are able to cross the borders to Europe and the EU needs to rethink its strategy, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday ahead of a two-day EU summit in Brussels….
MoreMilitary: Defence agreement is too vague and too slow
Wednesday’s cross-party agreement to allocate DKK 143 bn ($ 21bn) to defence expenditure over the next decade has been criticised by military top-brass. Brigadier General Henrik Lyhne highlighted the failure to address the…
MoreAs EU loosens ties to China, Danish companies are already exiting
European countries need to distance themselves from China and become less dependent on the Asian nation, especially in strategically important areas – that was the message from EU leaders at the 2-day summit…
MorePM voices support for Stoltenberg’s NATO extension
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has expressed her support for an extension of Jens Stoltenberg’s term as Secretary General of NATO after Norwegian media outlet VG revealed on Wednesday that the 31 NATO countries…
MoreThree High Court judges will oversee spy boss probe
Three High Vourt judges have been appointed to investigate the high-profile case in which five employees of the Defence Intelligence Service were sent home in 2020. In a press release the Justice Ministry…
MoreParties agree on ‘historic’ defence bill
A wide, cross-party majority has reached agreement on a new defence bill that will boost military spending by DKK143bn ($21bn) over the next ten years and bring Denmark in line with NATO’s requirement…
MoreNATO speculation put on hold – Stoltenberg set to continue
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg appears likely to remain in his position for one more year, putting an end to the speculation about Prime Minister Mette Frederiken’s candidacy – for the time being. The…
MoreLøkke allays Wagner concerns
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Ramussen has offered assurances that the mystery surrounding the Russian private military group Wagner hasn’t heightened the threat to Denmark. Following a meeting of Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, Wednesday,…
MoreGovernment postpones bidding process for North Sea energy island
Climate Minister Lars Aagaard has been forced to postpone the bidding to build the world’s first energy island in the North Sea. When the prestigious project was announced last year the government said it…
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