Løkke’s speech to European parliament: EU has too much power
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen urged the EU to ‘learn from its mistakes’ during a hard-hitting speech in Brussels, Wednesday. As the thirteenth leader to address MEPs on the ‘future of Europe’, part…
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Following Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s speech to the European parliament, Wednesday, German MEP Hans-Olaf Henkel urged Denmark to use its influence to force European Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier into offering a new Brexit deal…
MoreDefence Minister: Putin has ‘free rein’ in Ukraine
Russia’s President Putin can virtually do what he wants in Ukraine according to Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen. In an interview with TV2, Mr Frederiksen said if Russian troops tried to invade Estonia,…
MoreDPP will continue to push for EU referendum
The Danish People’s Party is still ready to form a government with the Liberals even though the two parties are divided on EU policy. After Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen warned he could…
MoreWitness: Foreign Ministry ordered clampdown on Tibet demonstrators
It was the Foreign Ministry that ordered the police to ensure that former Chinese President Hu Jintao didn’t see any pro-Tibet demonstrations during his 2012 state visit, a former vice police commissioner claimed…
MoreAlleged assassin mixed with Iranian officials
The 39-year-old Norwegian-Iranian citizen who remains in custody in Denmark, charged with espionage and an attempted assassination, has on a number of occasions attended official occasions alongside high-ranking Iranian officials. Berlingske has obtained…
MoreFraud squad charges Dansk Bank
The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (Søik), popularly known as the fraud squad, has filed preliminary charges against Danske Bank for alleged violations of the anti-money laundering act at its…
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Ørsted announces $30bn green energy plan / Vestas wins offshore contract in U.S. Partially state-owned energy company Ørsted, formerly DONG, has announced plans to invest DKK200bn ($30 billion) into green energy between 2019…
MoreDefiant Løkke: No Danexit
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has warned he would never lead a government that considers leaving the EU. The Danish People’s Party (DPP), the Liberals’ potential coalition partner after next year’s general election,…
MorePM: Defence opt-out is off the table
Although Lars Løkke Rasmussen has paved the way for a public debate about Denmark’s EU defence opt-out it won’t be on the agenda when he gives a speech at the EU summit in…
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