Denmark promotes ‘joint stabilisation of hotspots’
Three current and former ministers, alongside top Foreign Ministry officals, have joined together to launch a video aimed at promoting the concept ‘integrated stabilisation’ in countries such as Afghanistan, Mali, Somalia, Sudan and…
More‘Assad has to go’ says Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Holger K. Nielsen characterised a new report charting the Syrian regime’s use of torture and starvation as ‘shocking’ and urged the UN to investigate the possibility of war crime charges against…
MoreGovernment culpable in Syria chaos say Liberals
The government should share the blame for what’s happening in Syria for failing to intervene earlier, the Liberals’ outspoken foreign affairs spokesman, Søren Pind, said yesterday. In response to new evidence that Syria…
MoreNo ‘free ride’ for Serbia says minister
Serbia’s bid to become the next member of the EU will be a ‘long process’, Minister for Europe Nick Hækkerup said yesterday at the start of accession negotiations with the Balkan country that…
MoreMinister urges parliament to approve DONG deal
Although the Danish state’s sell off of 19% of its shareholding in energy giant DONG to Goldman Sachs has provoked a wave of political criticism, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon has urged parliament to…
MoreExperts: DONG deal undermines government’s tax hunt
The government has undermined its clampdown on tax shelters and speculators by selling part of its shareholding in DONG Energy to a Goldman Sachs subsidiary in Luxembourg, according to senior lecturer Niels Johannesen…
MoreJustice Minister tops approval rankings – Vilhelmsen last
Karen Hækkerup’s upward move from the Food to Justice Ministry has provided her with a career boost – in a new YouGov poll she’s now seen as the government’s most popular minister. According…
MoreMissing notes put Social Minister under more pressure
Struggling Social Minister Anette Vihelmsen could be in even more trouble after it was revealed that her civil servants failed to take notes during important meetings in the ‘Zorning affair’. Ms Vilhelmsen was…
MoreForeign Ministry assures travellers to Thailand
Danish tourists should have no fears about travelling to Thailand even though the country has imposed a state of emergency in Bangkok, according to the Danish Foreign Ministry which has declined to change…
MoreRoyal visit seals United Arab Emirates deal
Minister for Development Cooperation Mr. Rasmus Helveg Petersen signed a cooperation agreement on sustainable development with the UAE in Abu Dhabi, Wednesday, witnessed by HRH Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark. According to the…
More
Danish Krone Exchange Rate