Climate activists shut down traffic in capital
Climate activists glued themselves to Danske Bank’s headquarters in Copenhagen, Thursday, in protest against the government’s policy of continuing to invest in oil exploration. The ‘happening’ was part of a 5-day demonstration by…
MoreDenmark joins condemnation of internet shutdown in Belarus
Denmark was among 29 countries in a joint statement issued by the U.S. State Department on Thursday condemning the internet shutdown in Belarus. “The closures and blocking or filtering of services unjustifiably limit…
MoreNordics condemn Navalny poisoning, Belarus repression
The Foreign Ministers of Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark gathered in Bornholm, Thursday, to discuss matters of international security and foreign policy. From the Foreign Ministry: ”The ministers condemned in the strongest…
MoreDefence Minister faces grilling on intelligence scandal – PM could be next
Defence Minister Trine Bramsen has been summoned to a parliamentary consultation to defend her handling of the growing Military Intelligence (FE) scandal that’s rapidly becoming a major headache for the government. The Liberals’…
MoreMinistries were briefed about Military Intelligence scandal months ago
The Ministry of State and other ministries have known for months about the scandal at Military Intelligence that led to head of the agency, Lars Findsen, and Thomas a Ahrenkiel, who should have…
MoreYouth leaders: Foreign Minister should be kicked out
In sharp contrast to most MPs who’ve remained silent on the Jeppe Kofod Me Too affair, youth-wing leaders have called for the Foreign Minister to be fired – with immediate effect. The prime…
MoreFormer interns decry sexist culture at DR News
Former interns at DR News have fired off a letter of complaint to management about a culture of ‘sexism and harassment’ at the state-run broadcaster. As the MeToo movement continues to gain strength…
MorePolice spend DKK127m protecting anti-Muslim leader: ‘The cost of freedom’ says Paludan
Police protection for Rasmus Paludan, head of the far-right ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party has so far cost the state DKK127m ($20.1m). Documents obtained by tabloid daily BT under the freedom of information…
MoreClimate Minister welcomes EU’s ambition – with reservations
Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen (S) has welcomed the EU Commission’s new target of a 55% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 but warned there’s still a long way to go before it’s…
MoreU.S. Ambassador pushes Greenland agenda again – ‘Russia is on the offensive’
U.S Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands has repeated her claim that Greenland is part of North America. In an interview with right-wing news website, the Daily Signal, the ambassador says the U.S. works very,…
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