Vestager looking for 3rd term at EU after failed bank bid
Former Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Margrethe Vestager has said she’s ready for a third term as EU Commissioner after failing in her bid to become the new president of the European Investment Bank…
MoreDenmark joins Tallinn Mechanism to support Ukraine in cyberspace
Denmark has joined the Tallinn Mechanism to help support Ukraine’s defence against Russian cyber-attacks. The Tallinn Mechanism was established at the first meeting of donor countries in Estonia this spring but formalised yesterday…
MoreNew corona strain spreading fast
A new Covid-19 virus is spreading quickly in this country. JN.1, a sub-variant of the Omicron strain of coronavirus, classified as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organisation (WHO) because of…
MoreNew salary demand for foreign workers
Denmark will apply a new income requirement starting January 1 for foreigners applying for a residence and work permit. According to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), to be granted…
MoreConsumers more pessimistic ahead of Christmas
Despite the Christmas shopping boom Danish consumers have become more pessimistic this month. The latest Statistics Denmark figures showed the consumer confidence index dropped to minus 13 in December from minus 10.3 in…
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Massive cost overrun on Baltic Pipeline…..Ørsted moves ahead with world’s largest offshore wind farm…..No national mail service after January 1st…. The cost of the Baltic Pipeline, connecting Denmark to Poland via the Baltic Sea,…
MoreGovernment confirms defence deal with US
The government has formally confirmed the military cooperation agreement announced by US Secretary State Antony Blinken, Monday. At a press conference, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the US will be allowed to…
MoreRussian ambassador: Danish defence policy decided in Washington DC
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir V. Barbin, has denounced the new DK/US defence cooperation agreement, which he claims will lead to increased tensions in the Baltic Sea region. In an interview with Jyllands-Posten…
MoreUS troops in Denmark will be under American law
If US troops commit crime when stationed in this country they will be prosecuted under American, not Danish, legislation. At Tuesday’s press conference, where the government affirmed the defence agreement with the US,…
MoreParliamentary majority refuses to condemn Israeli war crimes
Parliament has rejected a citizens’ bill to ‘condemn Israel’s war crimes in Gaza, increase Danish aid to Palestine, and strive for a political solution to the conflict’. Only the Red/Greens and Alternatives voted…
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