Swedish gang members in court
Five Swedish men go on trial today, accused of murdering two rivals in a gangland slaying in Herlev, north-west of Copenhagen, in June last year. It was reported at the time how the…
MoreDPP demands ghetto lockdown as corona ravages minorities
Danish People’s Party (DPP) founder Pia Kjærsgaard has urged the government to impose a lockdown on the country’s ghettos following a disproportionate increase in the number of covid-19 infections amongst ethnic minorities. National…
MoreHealth Minister delays reopening process
The government has delayed the planned increase in public gatherings originally scheduled for tomorrow. Following the recent spike in COVID-19 infections, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said last night that he wouldn’t be going…
MoreSchools reopen but is Denmark ready?
A comparison of the number of new corona cases in Europe over the past 14 days shows Denmark is ‘mid-table’ – 13th out of 30 countries with 13.3 infections per 100,000 residents, just…
MoreTop civil servant threatened to report minister in child brides row
The highest-ranking civil servant at the Foreign Ministry threatened to report then minister Inger Støjberg to the Ministry of State in 2016 if she continued to ignore the rules concerning the separation of…
MoreMinister ‘jubilant’ as asylum figures tumble
The number of asylum seekers arriving in Denmark has fallen to a 20-year-low. Only 830 migrants have applied for asylum so far this year, mainly due to the corona crisis, compared to 2,716…
MoreDenmark donates money, equipment to Lebanon
The Foreign Ministry has made a DKK12m ($1.9 million) emergency donation to Lebanon following the two explosions that rocked Beirut, Tuesday. Additionally the Danish Emergency Management Agency (Beredskabsstyrelse) is also sending 600 chemical…
MoreTravel warning for Spain
The Foreign Ministry has advised against all non-essential travel to Spain, based on the current assessment of COVID-19 risks in the country. Danes already in Spain can continue their holiday but will be…
MoreBusiness shorts
Denmark losing out in tech race…..Japan wind energy deal…Novo posts profit despite corona….Thai Airways sending repatriation planes to Copenhagen… Denmark is lagging far behind in terms of becoming a technological leader. A new…
MoreParties query China police deal
A bilateral police training agreement between Denmark and China has set the alarm bells ringing at Christiansborg (parliament). Under the partnership signed in 2015 with China’s Ministry of Public Security, the governing police authority of…
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