DKK3.1bn windfall from EU
Denmark has received a DKK3.1bn payout from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) for living up to agreed milestones and targets for the climate and economy, the Finance Ministry said in a…
MoreVestager pessimistic about 3rd EU term
Former Social iberal (Radikale) leader Margrethe Vestager has acknowledged it’s unlikely she’ll be offered a third term as Executive Vice President of the European Commission. In an interview with TV2, Monday, the ex-deputy…
MoreMassive offshore wind project to combat ‘Putin’s black gas’
33 years after Denmark built the world’s first offshore wind farm the government has made a major step towards making the country ‘Europe’s green powerhouse’ by launching the biggest ever offshore wind tender…
MorePM reveals hateful messages: ‘Whore, child murderer’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has chosen to share hate messages and threats she’s received on Instagram recently in which she’s been called, amongst other things, a ’child murderer’ and ’Denmark’s biggest whore’. The…
MoreSocial Democrats criticise spokesperson’s ‘inflammatory comments’
Social Democrat members have distanced themselves from integration spokesperson Frederik Vad’s claim in parliament last week that immigrants who appear to be well-integrated can be actively undermining Danish values. The party’s policy spokesperson…
MoreLøkke applauds US aid package for Ukraine
”An important day for Ukrainian and European security” – Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s immediate reaction, Saturday, after the US House of Representatives finally approved a long-stalled, DKK 426bn ($61bn) foreign aid package…
MoreLeaked Defence Ministry notes reveal multi-billion spending spree
Leaked Defence Ministry documents reveal plans to purchase up to 115 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV) at around DKK80m ($11.4m) each. The ’shopping list’ also includes 9 German Leopard 2 tanks at DKK280m ($40m) each,…
MoreNew defence chief in Kyiv
New Chief of Defence Wiggers Hyldgaard made an offical visit to Ukraine, Friday, to discuss military aid and the country’s immediate needs with his Ukrainian counterpart, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, and Defence Minister Rustem…
MoreArmed forces faced with major recruitment problem
Soldiers are fleeing the armed forces because they feel they can earn more money elsewhere. New figures from the Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment (STAR) show that, since the Covid epidemic, the…
MoreAirport closed for 10 hours following bomb threat
A man has been detained in police custody until May 17th following a bomb threat that closed Billund Airport in Jutland, Saturday. The court declined to release any further details about the suspect…
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