Local authority partially responsible for landslide
Randers Municipality in East Jutland failed to properly monitor waste firm Nordic Waste in the lead-up to a major landslide last December, an independent legal investigation has found. The report by a top…
MoreForeign Minister: Putin isn’t interested in peace
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen led the call for more pressure on Russia at an EU foreign ministers’ summit in Copenhagen that got underway Friday, the day after a deadly missile strike on…
MoreDenmark calls for suspension of EU trade with Israel
As President of the EU Council Denmark is ready to suspend trade ties with Israel and sanction far-right Israeli ministers. At an informal EU foreign ministers’ summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Foreign Minister Lars…
MoreFrench Foreign Minister in Greenland: ‘You are not alone’
France’s foreign minister arrived in Nuuk, Saturday, to declare his country’s solidarity with Denmark, Greenland and the Greenlandic people. Jean-Noël Barrot said the Arctic island may be remote but it’s affected by a ‘new…
MoreU.S. approves $8.5bn missiles sale to Denmark – for Ukraine
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of multiple Patriot air-defence systems and other weapons to Denmark. The deal, valued at DKK54.3bn ($8.5bn), includes six launchers, radar and guidance systems, and corresponding…
MoreNovo Nordisk’s problems hit economic growth
It was Novo Nordisk’s recent downturn that encouraged the government to reduce its 2025 economic growth forecast to 1.4% from 3% last week. In a statement, Friday, the Ministry for the Economy cited weaker…
MorePrivate health cover soars past 3 million mark
Despite Denmark’s cherished national health system the number of wage earners with private health insurance has soared to three million – more than half of the population. New figures from the trade association…
MoreNew money laundering trial
A former bank employee will appear in court today accused of taking bribes to assist in laundering around DKK75m ($11.7m) through Danish financial institutions. Prosecutors allege the suspect, along with four other defendants,…
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