Cross-party agreement on 2025 budget
The government has reached agreement on the 2025 draft budget. At a press conference, Friday, Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammen said the deal, finalised with the Green Left and the Social Liberals (Radikale), would…
MoreNew racism conviction for anti-Islamist
Anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan has again been found guilty of racism. Three weeks after being given a four-month prison sentence in Sweden for inciting racial hatred against Muslims, the founder of the far-right Stram Kurs party…
MoreDanish backpackers found dead in Laos
Two young Danish travellers are amongst the six people who’ve died following a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town in Laos. Australian, American, and British tourists have also lost their…
MoreOpiod concerns
A nasal spray used for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose can be purchased over the counter in pharmacies from today. Ventizolve has previously only been available by prescription but the health authorities…
MoreMedical cannabis trial scheme could be made permanent
The government is pushing to make the medical cannabis trial scheme launched in 2018 permanent beyond the 2025 expiration date. Health Minister Sophie Løhde said, Friday, that the government is committed to ensuring…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 18th – 24th 2024:
Politics/Economy: Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was summoned to an emergency hearing to confirm whether Denmark would comply with the international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister…
MoreForeign Minister faces grilling over arrest warrant for Netanyahu
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has been summoned to an emergency hearing to confirm whether Denmark would comply with the international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister…
MoreCOP29: Denmark accused of ‘double standards’ on fossil fuels
Denmark’s green credentials have been challenged by its continued oil production in the North Sea. Activists at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan accused the government of hypocrisy after new permits were granted earlier…
MoreDenmark pushes for South America trade deal amid EU division
Denmark has reaffirmed its support for a trade deal between the EU and Mercosur countries – Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay – despite significant resistance from France, which fears the agreement would harm…
MoreCall for stricter oversight of imams
The Green Left (Socialist People’s Party) has called for immediate action to combat religious coercion within Muslim communities. Serdal Benli,the far-left party’s newly appointed spokesperson for immigration and integration, said imams who allow…
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