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Record summer for Copenhagen Airport….U.S. Governors issue plea for Orsted….Ex-EU commissioner promotes new shoe line… Copenhagen Airport has enjoyed the best summer in its 100-year history – 9.65 million passengers passed through in…
MoreConvicted terrorist wins legal battle
A convicted terrorist has won his 7-year legal battle with Denmark’s two intelligence agencies. Ahmed Samsam was given an eight-year sentence by a Spanish court in 2018 for joining the Islamic State in Syria…
MoreIntelligence agencies admit to funding collaborator’s Syria trips
Within hours of yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling Denmark’s two intelligence services publicly confirmed that Ahmed Samsam collaborated with them during his trips to Syria in 2013 and 2014. Danish Intelligence (PET) and Defence…
MoreUkrainian company ready to start making rocket fuel for cruise missiles in Denmark
A Ukrainian arms manufacturer is preparing to begin production of solid rocket fuel near the Skrydstrup Air Force base in southern Jutland. According to leaked internal documents obtained by DR and TV2, the…
MoreGovernment discusses repatriation with Syrian regime
Danish officials travelled to Damascus in August to negotiate the repatriation of Syrian nationals currently residing in Denmark. BT News reports that the delegation met with representatives of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) the…
MoreGreen Left calls for public funds to be spent on property speculation
The Green Left (Socialists/SF) have put forward a radical proposal ahead of the upcoming municipal elections to help solve Copenhagen’s housing shortage – spend DKK10bn ($1.5bn) of public money on buying up properties…
MoreFar-left candidate suggests municipal election should be a referendum on Gaza
A far-left candidate has sparked controversy by calling for the upcoming local election in Copenhagen to be turned into a protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. According to the Free Greens’ (Frie Grønne)…
MoreDenmark pushes to close loophole for Russian gas imports
As President of the EU Council Denmark has urged member states to close a loophole for Russian gas imports after a ban comes into effect at the end of 2027. Based on a…
MoreEx-minister found guilty of child-porn possession
Former cabinet minister Henrik Sass Larsen was given a 4-month prison sentence, Monday, for possession of child pornography. The 59-year-old ex-Industry Minister, a former close advisor to both Mette Frederiksen before she became prime…
MoreJustice Minister: Stopping the spread of child abuse material a ‘key goal’ for Denmark’s EU presidency.
The possession of any form of child sexual abuse material is ‘abhorrent’ Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard last night while declining to specifically comment on the Henrik Sass Larsen case. Speaking to populist daily…
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