Military buys $70m Combat Training Centre
The Danish military has ordered a DKK450m ($70m) Combat Training Centre from Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab. The order includes a comprehensive package of soldier and vehicle training systems, anti-tank and sniper…
MoreLøkke on bridge building mission in Washington
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and a high-ranking delegation of lawmakers have arrived in Washington DC on a ‘bridge-building’ mission – but with no high-level meetings scheduled with Trump Administration officials. In an…
MoreForeign Minister optimistic that ‘strained relationship’ with US can be repaired
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has acknowledged the ‘strained relationship’ with the US following President Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to buy Greenland and his threats of punitive tariffs on global trade. Speaking at…
MoreGreenland leadership shake-up stalls Arctic defence plans
An internal power struggle in Greenland has disrupted the government’s Arctic defence plans. Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen was given the green light three weeks to proceed with investments totalling DKK 22.5 billion…
MoreNew Greenland – DK dispute
Greenland’s home rule administration has demanded that the Danish government overturn its refusal to compensate four Greenlandic adoptees who were forcibly taken from their parents more than fifty years ago and placed with…
More10 criminal families cost Copenhagen $4m a year
Copenhagen City Hall has identified ten criminal families who are costing the city an estimated DKK25m ($4m) a year in social expenditure. A new study commissioned by Employment and Integration Mayor Jens-Kristian Lütken…
MoreHotels for Ukrainian refugees – at $660,000 a month
Hundreds of Ukrainian refugees continue to be placed in Copenhagen hotels due to a shortage of suitable housing options, costing the capital millions every month. Earlier this year the authorities rented 180 beds at…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 30th – July 6th 2025:
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed she intends to seek a third term as prime minister – in an interview to mark her 10th anniversary as Social Democrat the PM stated very clearly…
MoreDenmark considers ‘nuclear option’ against Hungary
Denmark has urged the European Union to consider deploying its most powerful legal weapon – Article 7, the so-called ‘nuclear option’ that can ultimately suspend a member state’s voting rights – against Hungary…
MorePM: Danish EU presidency will focus on defence and migration
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has pledged to strengthen Europe’s security during Denmark’s six-month presidency of the EU, citing war, migration, and climate change as pressing threats. “Russia has brought war back to Europe….
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