Foreign fighter charged with treason
A foreign fighter who’s returned to Denmark from Syria has been charged with treason, the first time the law has been deployed for 70 years. Danish jihadist Ahmad Salem El-Haj, who left Denmark…
MoreIntelligence boss warns of new threats to Denmark
The corona crisis has opened up new threats to Denmark’s security and strengthened already existing risks, the Military Intelligence Agency (FE: Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste) has warned. Head of the agency, Lars Findsen, has named…
MoreVirus updates
Infection rate stable….New countries added to ‘open’ list…. The infection figures remain stable in this country. 17 people are hospitalised with covoid-19, with five still in intensive care. 610 people have died since…
MoreVestager’s tax defeat a threat to Danish welfare
Margrethe Vestager’s defeat in the EU tax battle with Apple should be a major concern for the Danish government according to left-leaning daily Politiken. In a hard hitting editorial the paper claims that that…
MoreGreenland voters to decide fate of controversial statue
Residents of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, are voting in a referendum on whether to keep the controversial statue of a missionary seen as a symbol of Danish colonialism. The Nuuk administration says…
More‘Eskimo’ ice cream at centre of racist row
A Copenhagen chocolate shop owner has been given an enthusiastic show of support from customers for standing up to politically correct activists and refusing to change the name of, an alleged, racist ice…
MoreCannabis factory raided
Copenhagen Police have uncovered a huge cannabis operation at an apartment in the capital where a young couple allegedly supplied an estimated 1,750 joints every day to pushers at nearby Nørrebroparken. Following a…
MoreNew US sanctions could block Nord Stream 2 despite Danish approval
Although the Danish Energy Agency last month finally approved a renewed Russian request to complete the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline through Danish waters the project is still facing major problems. The Atlantic…
MoreHuawei lobbied top Foreign Ministry officials
New documents obtained by Berlingske under the freedom of information act reveal how Chinese tech giant Huawei personally targetted top Danish diplomats in an intensive lobbying campaign to be allowed to take part in…
MoreTrump’s right-hand man in Copenhagen next week
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Copenhagen on Wednesday (July 22nd) for talks with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod. Announcing the trip, during which he will also…
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