Denmark has highest poverty risk in Nordic region
More than one in six people in this country are now at risk of poverty or social exclusion according to a report by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (AE) – at the…
MoreNo charges in Panama Papers scandal
None of the alleged Danish tax cheats named in the Panama Papers scandal will face criminal charges. When the Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) paid an anonymous source almost DKK6m ($900,000) in 2016 to…
MoreProducer prices rise – but slower
Producer prices slowed to a 14-month low in August. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the producer price index, often used to gauge inflation, climbed by no more than 3% year-on-year in August,…
MoreRussian ambassador summoned over Poland incursion
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, Monday, following last week’s incident when Russian drones entered Polish airspace. In a statement ahead of the meeting, Foreign Minister Lars…
MoreArctic war games on display in Greenland
Nordic defence ministers, military officials, and foreign dignitaries boarded the Danish frigate Niels Juel off the coast of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, Monday, for an overview of NATO’s ongoing Arctic Light operation,…
MoreGovernment considers ‘multi-billion’ aircraft for Arctic surveillance
The government is considering buying Boeing’s P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for a ‘double-digit billion’ amount to strengthen surveillance across the Arctic and North Atlantic and monitor Russian activity around Greenland. During a…
MorePM in spat with Spanish counterpart
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has publicly criticised her Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez for praising pro-Palestinian protesters who disrupted the Vuelta a España cycling race throughout last week. In a Facebook post congratulating Danish…
MoreGovernment ignores the rules to speed up Ukrainain missile fuel plant
Armed with new legislation the government is prepared to ignore more than 20 legal requirements so it can fast-track the construction of a missile fuel factory in Skrydstrup, southern Jutland. The plant, to…
MoreRussian national gets six years for airport threat
A Russian national has been sentenced to six years in prison with deportation to follow for throwing a bag containing explosives into a police office at Billund Airport in April last year. Kolding…
MoreSlight dip in inflation, consumer prices
The annual inflation rate dropped to 2% in August, slightly down from 2.3% in July. The latest Statistics Denmark figures also reveal that on a monthly basis, consumer prices dropped 0.7% in August…
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