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Denmark grants $4.4m to Iraq mine sweepers…..’The Bridge’ to get 13-year paint job…Gays get green light to give blood….. Denmark has granted an additional DKK 29.5m ($4.4m) to the United Nations Mine Action Service…
MoreDanish clean energy giant ‘world’s most sustainable’
Partially state-owned energy giant Orsted is the most sustainable energy company and the fourth most sustainable in the world, according to the latest annual report by Canadian consultancy company Corporate Knights. published every…
MoreMPs fly around the world 189 times but no climate compensation
Despite their efforts to reduce CO2 emissions Danish MPs have, collectively, flown a total of 7.5 million kilometers since 2015 – the equivalent of flying around the world 189 times or 10 trips…
MoreBritish neo-Nazi wins Danish freedom of press award
Notorious British anti-Muslim activist Tommy Robinson was awarded a freedom of speech award by the Danish Free Press Society at a high-security ceremony at Christiansborg (Parliament), Saturday. Mr Robinson, described by the British media as…
MoreCrown Prince stops renting out luxurious Swiss chalet
Crown Prince Frederik has been forced to stop renting out his $1.5m luxury ski chalet in the Swiss alps after it was revealed he had been charging up to DKK65,400 (€9,000) a week…
MoreDefence Minister cracks down on fraud
Defence Minister Trine Bramsen has given her ministry’s internal auditors increased powers to investigate possible fraud following the military invoices scandal. The minister said there’s a need for a thorough clean up after…
MoreNews in brief
New €18bn bridge link to Jutland….Blackstone backs down….French oysters cause New Year virus…. The government is moving ahead with plans to build a bridge over the Kattegat Sea that will significantly reduce the…
MoreMaersk boss blasts EU rules that favour China, US
Soren Skou, CEO of Danish shipping giant Maesk, has lashed out at EU competition laws that he claims are making it difficult for top European companies to compete with American and Chinese rivals….
MoreNo help for Syria kids from ‘children’s PM’
Mette Frederiksen may be the self-proclaimed ‘prime minister for children’ but she won’t allow kids in Syrian refugee camps, born to foreign fighters, to come to Denmark. In a raft of proposals presented…
MoreAllies denounce government’s ‘draconian’ methods
New anti-terror measures proposed by the government, Thursday, have been dismissed by its support parties as ’draconian’ and a move towards a police state. In addition to forcibly removing children born to foreign…
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