Foreign Minister demands answers from U.S. Ambassador
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod made a personal call to U.S. Ambassador Carla Sands, Thursday, with a direct message for President Trump: Accept defeat and ensure a peaceful transition of power to President-elect Joe…
MoreExperts: 100,000 vaccinations per day is unrealistic
Health professionals have dismissed head of the Danish Health Authority (DHA) Søren Brostrøm’s target of 100,000 vaccinations per day as ‘unrealistic’. Kenneth Jensen, consultant anaesthesiologist at Naestved Hospital, told tabloid daily BT that…
MoreEx-minister: Business leaders should be vaccinated before oldsters
A former business minister has questioned the government’s vaccination policy of prioritising care home residents, front-line health workers, and the elderly. According to Brian Mikkelsen, now head of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, those…
MoreVirus: The curve has flattened
Only 1,842 people tested positive for the corona virus, Thursday, from the 104,615 tests carried out. The positivity rate of 1.76% was the lowest since November and a strong sign that the ‘curve…
MoreTwo charged with attempted murder of anti-Islamist
Two men will appear in court today charged with the attempted murder of Rasmus Paludan, leader of the anti-Muslim ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party. According to the prosecution the two accused – a…
MoreTwo Brits charged in multi-billion share scam
Two British nationals, allegedly the kingpins behind the DKK12.7bn share dividend scam in 2016, have been formally charged by Danish prosecutors with unlawfully defrauding the tax authorities out of more than DKK 9bn…
MoreFraud squad drops charges against Danske Bank employees but top execs still in firing line
The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (SØIK), popularly known as the fraud squad, has dropped dropped charges against six former Danske Bank employees as part of an investigation into…
MoreDenmark condemns Washington riots – Foreign Minister urges Trump to accept defeat
Danish lawmakers have unanimously condemned pro-Trump demonstrators who stormed the U.S Congress, Wednesday. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen tweeted last night she was shocked by the disturbing images shown live on TV: “Extremism, violence,…
MoreEx-minister facing trial by parliament
Two specially appointed parliamentary lawyers have ruled there are grounds for an impeachment trial of former immigration minister Inger Støjberg. On December 15th the Child Brides Commission found that Ms Støjberg acted illegally when in…
MoreParties divided on impeachment issue
It’s still uncertain as to whether parliament will try ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg despite yesterday’s legal opinion by independent lawyers. Parties on the left – the Social Liberals (Radikale), Socialist People’s Party, Red/Greens,…
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