Energy company wins latest battle with Trump
Clean energy giant Ørsted has won the latest round of its legal battle with Donald Trump. The partially state-owned company has been given the green light to resume construction of its offshore wind…
MoreKing Frederik named in Epstein files
The Royal Household has confirmed that King Frederik never met the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet reported that the monarch is mentioned several times in the latest…
MoreThousands protest outside U.S. Embassy
Thousands of people led by Danish veterans gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Saturday, in a silent demonstration against Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland and his recent claim that ‘most allied forces…
MoreNew reform will force courts to ignore human rights conventions
The government is moving ahead with its controversial plan to deport foreign-born criminals despite warnings from civil-rights experts. At a press conference, Friday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen presented proposals for a wide-reaching deportation…
MoreCriticism of deportation reform
Opposition parties from both sides of the aisle have come out against the government’s deportation reform but for different reasons. Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt dismissed the proposal as ‘symbolic’. “As…
MoreDenmark re-opens Syria embassy
As part of its deportation reform the government is reopening Denmark’s embassy in Syria to re-establish a diplomatic presence and facilitate forced repatriations of Syrian nationals. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the…
More20% of graduate students are foreign nationals
The number of international graduate students in Denmark has tripled since 2007. A new study by the non-profit DEA think tank, in the wake of last year’s outcry about the high number of…
MoreDanish-led Greenland drill may become permanent NATO mission
The government is hoping the current Danish-led Arctic Endurance training exercise in Greenland could be replaced by a long-term NATO operation involving multiple countries – including the U.S. During a brief trip to…
MoreLøkke: Europe’s rejection of Trump helped ‘reset’ Greenland talks
Europe’s refusal to give in to U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands over Greenland was decisive in getting ‘civilised’ negotiations back on track, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said after briefing EU foreign ministers…
MoreTrump envoy backs new U.S. bases in Greenland
Trump’s special envoy to Greenland has backed expanded U.S. military access and the construction of new American bases on the island. Jeff Landry, appointed in December, made Washington’s position clear in an opinion…
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