Expert: Denmark needs to back Arctic claim with military muscle
Russia has now formally staked a claim to a vast area of the Arctic Ocean, including the North Pole – the question now, according to experts, is whether Denmark, which submitted an expanded…
MoreRussia ready for Arctic talks with Denmark
Russia and Denmark, representing Greenland, both want the North Pole and have submitted claims to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, but according the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs it…
MoreIslamic State Dane jailed in Lebanon
A Danish national has been sentenced to three years in prison by a Lebanon court for fighting alongside the Islamic state in Syria. In an email to net media dagens.dk, lawyer Fawaz Zakaria,…
MoreMore EU opt-outs, not less says DPP
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called for more EU opt-outs. With a referendum on Denmark’s justice opt-out scheduled to be held before next July, and a parliamentary majority pushing for another soon…
MoreDPP calls for more spending on defence, less on immigration
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has praised Defence Minister Carl Holst’s call for increased defence spending but wants more. After Mr Holst said yesterday he’s ready to increase spending when the current cross-party…
MoreLow rate of employment
The rate of employment in Denmark is far lower than in neighbouring countries. From being number one, Denmark has fallen to number four in a comparison with Sweden, Norway, and Germany, a new…
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DPP demands removal of beer duty/State visit to Indonesia Beer: The Danish People’s Party has urged the government to cut beer duty after new figures showing record-high cross-border trade in July as Danes…
MoreGovernment denouces ‘xenophobic’ campaign
The ruling Liberals have warned that an op-ed piece published in yesterday’s British Guardian newspaper portrays Denmark as a xenophobic country. The ‘Welcome to Denmark’ campaign, set up to challenge Denmark’s harsh immigration rhetoric and…
MoreGoldman Sachs agrees to release of DONG documents
Investment bank Goldman Sachs has given Finance Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen the green light to allow parliament’s Finance Committee access to all confidential documents surrounding the bank’s controversial purchase of a 19% ownership…
MoreGoldman Sachs hires Anders Fogh as troubleshooter
In a surprising move, Goldman Sachs has hired former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen as a go-between in the DONG affair. According to managing director Martin Hintze, the former Danish prime minister…
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