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New route to China to mark 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations….Vestas earns $2.4bn windfall….. China Eastern Airlines inaugurated its new Shanghai-Copenhagen route, Friday, with a ceremony at Copenhagen Airport to mark the 75th…
MoreCoalition partners in new push to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir
The Liberals (Venstre) and Moderates are leading a new attempt to ban the Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir even though three previous bids have failed – most recently in 2015. The Liberals’ acting policy…
MoreEx-prime minister accuses government of being soft on China
Former Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has accused his successor, now Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, of failing to stand up to China and prioritising economic interests over democratic values. In an interview…
MoreRussian Ambassador issues Greenland warning
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark Vladimi Barbin has warned that armed conflict over Greenland could have a ‘negative impact’ in the Arctic but his government is prepared to take action in the Danish territory…
MoreDanish company helps Russia export grain from occupied Ukraine
A subsidiary of a Danish company has allegedly helped Russian firms export massive amounts of grain from the occupied Ukrainian port town of Berdiansk. Euromaidan Press, an English-language Ukrainian news service, reports that…
MoreNovo Nordisk, government ink €40m quantum technology deal
Denmark’s biggest company, Novo Nordisk, has joined the government to invest in what they claim will be the world’s most powerful quantum computer. In a joint statement Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of Novo…
MoreProducer prices slow down
Producer prices, often used to gauge inflation, slowed to an 8-month low in June.The latest Statistics Denmark data shows the producer price index climbed 8.4 percent year-on-year in June, slower than the 9.2…
MoreFormer City Hall worker leaked personal data of 1,724 people to criminal gangs
A former Copenhagen City Hall employee has been charged with illegally accessing the personal data of 1,742 people and leaking dozens of identities to criminal gangs. During a pre-trial hearing, Wednesday, the man…
MoreDefence Minister: Paying U.S. for missiles is a ‘fair deal’
Asking Danish and European taxpayers to foot the bill for the purchase of Patriot missile systems from the United States to donate to Ukraine is ‘only fair’ Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said…
MoreGood morning shoppers: Cocaine on aisle three
Employees at the Co-op supermarket chain were shocked this week to find packages of cocaine hidden among deliveries of bananas at several stores in the Copenhagen region – and the plot thickened, Wednesday,…
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