45 youths start nicotine addiction every day
45 people in this country between the age of 15-29 start using a nicotine product every day according to new figures compiled by the National Institute of Public Health for the Danish Cancer…
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Novo drops Nordisk moniker….ISS testing humanoid cleaning robots…Government eyes tourist tax…. Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s most valuable company, has dropped the Nordisk title from its name and in future will be called…
MoreRussian ship fires at Danish helicopter – Ambassador summoned
The Foreign Ministry has summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Russian frigate fired two emergency flares at a Danish Air Force helicopter in international waters off Gedser, the southernmost town in Denmark, Monday, with…
MorePM ‘optimistic’ about agreement with U.S. on Greenland
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is ‘quietly optimistic’ that Denmark, Greenland and the US can reach an agreement on closer security and defence cooperation in Greenland. Speaking to reporters following the European Arctic Summit…
MoreAllies call on EU to boost Arctic presence
Denmark and eleven other European countries have urged the European Union to take on a more strategic and proactive role in the Arctic. In a joint statement following the European Arctic Summit in…
MorePM backs Ukraine attacks despite Trump appeal
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has defended Ukraine’s right to strike back at Russia after President Trump urged Kyiv to stop attacking Russian oil refineries. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the European…
MoreMinistry delays release of Afghanistan war files…again
For the third consecutive year the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has failed to release or declassify more than 1,000 documents that are needed for a major review of Denmark’s 20-year involvement in Afghanistan. …
MoreDPP urges government to act after diesel fuel hits 19kr per litre
Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt has accused Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the government of ‘standing idly by’ while fuel costs surge. After the price of a litre of diesel climbed…
MoreBusinesses facing a DKK725m bill for government’s VAT cuts
The government is moving ahead with plans to halve VAT on food and scrap it entirely on fruit and vegetables despite an estimated DKK725m annual administration bill for businesses. Despite pushback from the…
MoreImmigration Minister: If you don’t like Denmark just leave
Immigration and Integration Minister Morten Bødskov has urged people from ethnic minorities who deliberately reject Danish values to leave the country after a new report highlighted the problems caused by negative social control…
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