Taxpayers facing extra multi-billion mink invoice
The state’s financial compensation to mink breeders who lost their livelihood when the government ordered the mass cull of 17 million animals in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic is going to be…
MorePM calls for more military support to Ukraine
Denmark has joined four close European allies in calling for a greater collective effort to provide long-term support to Ukraine. In a joint letter published in the British Financial Times, Prime Minister Mette…
MoreDenmark’s bilateral aid to Ukraine outstrips Spain, Italy, and France…together
It’s no coincidence that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is among the five co-signers of the ‘explosive’ letter to Financial Times calling for more military aid for Ukraine, Berlingske reports this morning. The latest…
MoreDefence bill could be ‘re-opened’ as EU aid to Ukraine falls short
Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen is ready to renegotiate the DKK155bn cross-party defence bill agreed in June due to the ‘rapidly changing’ situation in Europe. Following an informal meeting of EU defence ministers, Wednesday,…
MoreKing focusses on green conversion in Poland trade push
Green conversion was high on the agenda when King Frederik X gave his first speech as monarch in Poland, Wednesday. After being given a red-carpet welcome at the presidential palace in Warsaw, where…
MoreIsraeli embassy in Stockholm attacked
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson condemned ’an attempted attack’ against the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Wednesday, after an object believed to be an explosive device was found and destroyed by the national bomb…
MoreRetail sales dipped in December
Despite the Christmas rush, retail sales decreased for the first time in five months in December as the economy dipped into a ‘technical recession’. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show sales dropped 1%…
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