Danish police aid Swedish hunt for suspected terrorist
The Danish police have confirmed that Danish officers are helping their Swedish colleagues look for a person who recently arrived in Sweden and may be planning to commit an act of terror somewhere…
MoreGreek businessmen jailed for bomb ‘joke’
Two Greek businessmen — who caused chaos at Copenhagen Airport on Wednesday after joking about having a bomb — have been detained in prison for 13 days and will remain charged, DR News…
More‘Blue’ agreement on cash-benefits limit
The Danish government and the blue parties have agreed to set an upper total limit for social benefits as part of the Liberals’ attempt to make it more attractive to get a job….
MoreProfessor: New bill creates a ‘discount’ police force
The new police bill is ‘an experiment’ that promises a badly trained police force, claims Adam Diderichsen, an external associate professor of criminal science at Aalborg University. The police bill, which was presented…
MoreLøkke will respect people’s vote on EU referendum
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Lib.) has stated that he will respect the results of the December 3rd public vote on the EU opt-out referendum, despite a possible loophole offered by the Danish…
MoreBomb scare closes Copenhagen Airport
The police took no chances and conducted an extensive evacuation of Terminal 3 at Copenhagen Airport on Wednesday afternoon, following a bomb scare. According to reports, someone overheard a conversation in English in…
MoreIS executes Norwegian and Chinese hostages
The Norwegian prime minister has confirmed Islamic State (IS)’s claim regarding the execution of a Norwegian hostage. “Sadly, there is no reason to doubt the message from the terrorist organisation Islamic State that…
MoreNorway goes on ‘high alert’ after Paris attacks
The Norwegian security service PST have raised the country’s state of alert following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. According to TV2 News, the decision to do so was also influenced by the…
MoreFinance: Negative interest rates hit new low
On Wednesday, the Danish National Bank sold two-year government bonds for a total of DKK3.6bn — and with a negative interest rate of minus 0.31 per cent. This means that the Danish state…
MoreDenmark is last on the Natura 2000 list
A new report published by the EU’s Natura 2000 Network places Denmark dead-last among EU countries with protected nature preserves. When it comes to the areal size of protected nature preserves among EU…
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