Multi-million civil aid package for Ukraine
The government has allocated DKK615m ($89m) in its first civil aid support package to Ukraine, part of the DKK21.9bn Ukraine Fund. Launched Monday, the Reconstruction Package 1 will be targeted towards the reconstruction…
MoreNew fighter jets will arrive in October
The Danish Air Force will take delivery of the first four F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters on October 1st at Skrydstrup Air Force Base in Southern Jutland. Their arrival will be celebrated with a…
MoreWar boost for former PM
The war in Ukraine has helped to provide record earnings for ex-prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s consultancy company. Global Consulting’s latest accounts, published Monday, show a profit of DKK3.6m ($520,000) in 2022, one…
MoreChinese auhorities issue arrest warrant for Denmark-linked activist
Hong Kong has issued arrest warrants for eight overseas democracy activists, including Ted Hui who’s closely linked to Denmark. In 2020 Mr Hui, who now resides in Australia, travelled to Copenhagen on the…
MoreParliament to debate assisted suicide
Physician assisted dying will be high on the political agenda when parliament reconvenes in October. In her opening speech to the Citizens Forum on Bornholm last month Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declared her…
MoreWages rising faster than inflation
Danish wages are now outstripping inflation. New figures by the Danish Employers Confederation (Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening – DA) show the average wage in the private sector rose by 3.6% in the year’s second quarter,…
MoreCopenhagen leads the way in ‘clean, affordable transport options’
Copenhagen is ranked number one in the latest zero-emission mobility report published by the Clean Cities Campaign (CCC) in which 42 European cities were evaluated based on their ‘progress in making zero-emission shared transport available to…
MoreCyber agency warns of Russian, Chinese threat
Danish companies are exposed to spy attacks every day that pose a threat to national security, the Centre for Cyber Security (CDCS) has warned in its latest threat evaluation. Just weeks after reports…
MorePM and President Biden to meet again at Nordic summit
US President Joe Biden will attend a Nordic summit in Helsinki next week alongside Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the leaders of Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. The President will arrive in the…
MoreNew military commitment to Ukraine
Denmark has allocated a further DKK1.3bn ($190m) to Ukraine, part of the Ukraine defence fund that will provide DKK7bn ($1.01 bn) for military, civilian and business aid to the war-torn country this year….
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