Exiles vote at Russian Embassy
More than 700 Russian exiles cast their votes in Sunday’s general election at the country’s embassy in Copenhagen. According to an exit poll by the Danish Friends of a Democratic Russia Association, which…
MoreExpert: Three types of threat from Russia
The Danish public is stocking up on canned foods, non-perishable goods, and generators in the event of war or crisis, while the emergency authorities are making contingency plans in case of a Russian…
MoreLars Løkke lists Moderates’ achievements, sidesteps sex scandals
Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen proudly listed all his party’s achievements over the past year in a speech at the coalition partner’s annual convention, Saturday, but failed to mention the two issues that…
MoreIntegration funding goes to prisons
Millions of kroner earmarked for integration efforts could be diverted to the Danish Prison and Probation Service (Kriminalforsorgen) to combat prison overcrowding. Left-wing daily Information reports this morning how 11 NGOs that deal…
MoreNo Quran burnings since new law was passed
The police have received no reports of Quran burnings since parliament passed the highly controversial bill last December that outlawed the desecration of religious scriptures. The new law was prompted by a spate of…
MoreSlight uptick in unemployment despite manpower shortage
The unemployment rate has risen slowly but surely for 15 of the past 16 months. The latest jobless indicator by Statistics Denmark shows 300 people joined the unemployment queue in February, which grew…
MoreThe Week That Was, March 11th – 17th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The government presented a plan to increase defence spending by more than DKK 40bn ($6 b) over the next four years – in a more surprising move, the Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
MoreGovernment sends DKK105m to UNRWA after receiving ‘assurances’
The government has decided to go ahead and pay out DKK105m in humanitarian aid to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) that’s been withheld since January after Israel accused…
MorePM and von der Leyen looking for rare earths deal with Greenland
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen arrive in Greenland today to open a European Commission office in the capital of Nuuk. Ms von der Leyen…
MoreEU signs partnership agreement with Faroes
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Faroe Islands Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen, Thursday, setting out a framework for an improved partnership focusing on areas…
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