Frederiksen warns of darkest times since WWII in May Day speech
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that Denmark is facing its most serious security crisis since the Second World War during her May Day address in Odense, which touched upon war, Greenland, and what…
MoreGovernment U-turn on offshore wind subsidies could cost billions
The government has come under fire for announcing plans to subsidise new offshore wind farms – just a year after insisting they wouldn’t require public funding. Climate Minister Lars Aagaard is now pushing…
MorePM: Denmark needs to reclaim its shipbuilding legacy
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called for Denmark to once again become a maritime powerhouse, urging a revival of the country’s shipbuilding industry in response to Europe’s growing defence needs. In April, the…
MorePM rejects left-wing demand for 10-year benefits freeze
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has brushed off demands from the Green Left (SF) and the Red/Greens (Enhedslisten) for a decade-long freeze on the generous unemployment insurance (dagpenge). “I have no plans to cut…
MoreEmergency Minister’s powers still unclear after commission scrapped
Nearly a year after the creation of the new Ministry for Civil Preparedness, key questions remain unanswered – namely, what powers does the Emergency Minister Torsten Schack Pedersen actually hold? “It remains unclear…
MorePM grilled over payout to foreigners who return to Denmark
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was forced onto the defensive Thursday after B.T. ‘s Joachim B. Olsen challenged her over a controversial repatriation scheme that awards DKK 150,000 ($22,700) to foreigners with asylum who…
MoreLeft wing parties give PM an ultimatum
The two most left-wing parties in parliament have warned that any future centre-left government would need to guarantee not to make cuts in the generous unemployment insurance (dagpenge) scheme for at least ten…
MoreEU clause triggered to boost defence spending
The government has asked the European Union to activate an emergency clause that would allow it to rapidly increase defence investment without breaching the bloc’s spending rules. Economy Minister Stephanie Lose said the…
More605 crime families in capital
Copenhagen City Hall has identified 605 families in the capital in which both children and adults were involved in some form of criminal activity in 2023. A new report seen by Berlingske shows…
MoreCar plows into Copenhagen pedestrians – 12 injured
12 people were injured with three in critical condition when a car plowed into pedestrians and guests sat outside a café close to Dronning Louse’s Brige in Nørrebro, late Wednesday afternoon. Copenhagen police…
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