Analysts: Denmark prepared for limited drone attacks
Danish military analysts are confident that Denmark could handle limited drone attacks from Russia but the situation would become more complex if larger numbers were deployed. After Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said…
MoreGovernment prepares emergency stores
The government is exploring the possibility of setting up ‘emergency preparedness stores’ throughout the country to ensure the public has access to basic goods during national emergencies such as blackouts, cyberattacks, extreme weather…
MoreMilitary favours European missile system over American Patriot
Military ‘top brass’ have recommended the European SAMP/T air defence system over the American Patriot in what would be the largest weapons deal in Denmark’s history. As the DKK25bn ($4bn) procurement process is…
MoreDenmark’s Democrats leader’s car attacked by aggressive driver
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has condemned the motorway harassment of Denmark’s Democrats leader Inger Støjberg as an attack on democratic values. After it was reported how a van driver allegedly tried to force…
MoreLabour market shock as Novo Nordisk lays off 9,000 workers
Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s most valuable company, has announced plans to lay off 9,000 employees, including 5,000 in this country. With around 78,400 staff worldwide the redundancies account for 11.5 percent of Novo’s workforce….
MoreFinance Minister: Novo’s problems won’t affect the economy
Denmark’s economy remains robust despite the massive job cuts at Novo Nordisk, Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen said last night dismissing concerns the planned 5,000 layoffs in this country would impact the economic outlook….
MoreDamning report on forced contraception for Greenland women
More than 350 Greenlandic women and girls were forcibly given contraception by the Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s. The long-awaited independent report into the scandal, published Tuesday,…
MoreDenmark leads push for Ukraine’s EU bid
As President of the EU Council Denmark is pushing ahead with efforts to prepare Ukraine for EU membership by 2030 despite Hungary’s efforts to block the accession process. In an update to the…
MoreDenmark given greenlight to borrow EU money for defence investment
The European Commission has offered Denmark the opportunity to borrow €48 million (DKK357m) from the EU’s new SAFE programme that will allow the government to rapidly increase defence investment without breaching the bloc’s…
MoreForeign Minister set to testify in spy-boss sex case
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Danish People’s Party (DPP) MP Morten Messerschmidt could be called to testify in a civil lawsuit brought by the former head of Military Intelligence (FE) Lars Findsen…
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