Turkey dispute isn’t over yet warns PM
The prisoner dispute with Turkey definitely isn’t over yet, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt warned yesterday after the Turkish authorities confirmed that the 26-year-old Danish national suspected of trying to kill Islam critic Lars…
MoreForeign Minister: ‘I don’t want to appear like Comical Ali’
Although Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard is in no doubt that Denmark needs to react strongly against Turkey in the released prisoner affair, he acknowledged yesterday that there’s little chance of getting more information…
MoreExpert condemns ‘abnormal’ Turkish behaviour
The manner in which Turkey has abused the convention on prisoner exchange is ‘unheard of and without precedent in Europe’, a Danish expert claimed yesterday after the Turkish authorities confirmed the release of…
MoreRussia set to tighten ban on Danish pork today
Russia is set to impose tougher import measures on a number of countries, including Denmark, who imposed sanctions in the wake of the Ukraine crisis. The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) writes…
MoreThorning backtracks on immigration restrictions
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has dismissed accusations that she’s exaggerated the expected impact of the government’s proposals to tighten immigration legislation. Coalition partners, the Social Liberals, have distanced themselves from the proposals by stating…
MoreCopenhagen – green and gay
Copenhagen has been named the most gay-friendly place on the planet by global travel guide Lonely Planet. From Lonely Planet: Denmark may be the home of Lego and at the forefront of New…
MoreNorth Sea cash boost
Denmark has received a record number of applications for oil and gas permits in its latest North Sea licensing round. The Danish Energy Agency said it had received 25 applications from 15 companies by…
MoreGender equality in politics, but not business
Women play an equal role in the political arena throughout the Nordic region, but when it comes to business the playing field isn’t that level. Of nearly 100 publicly traded Nordic companies – a list…
MoreSocial Liberals: Restrictive policy won’t reduce refugee numbers
Coalition partners, the Social Liberals, have again distanced themselves from the government’s immigration policy by stating that most Syrian refugees won’t be affected by the proposals to limit the number of asylum seekers…
MoreDenmark accepts more Syrian refugees than 15 other EU countries combined
Over the past 22 months Denmark has accepted more Syrian refugees than 15 other EU countries combined, new figures from Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency, show. Senior researcher Ninna Nyberg Sørensen of The…
More