Soc Dems lose support despite PM’s ‘charm offensive’
Support for the Social Democrats continues to slide despite Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s charm offensive over the summer and the government’s promise of tax cuts. A new Voxmeter poll shows the ruling party…
MoreVoters back Ukrainian arms production despite security risks
A majority of the electorate supports plans to allow Ukraine to produce weapons in this country despite warnings from Russia and concerns about security risks. In a new Epinion poll for DR News,47…
MoreDanish Navy joins NATO Baltic Sea drill
The Danish Navy joined a major NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea, Monday, involving 8,400 soldiers from 14 countries and over 40 warships. The Northern Coasts (NOCO) operation, hosted by the German Navy,…
MoreConvicted Muslim police officer still receiving pay
A police officer convicted of multiple counts of misconduct and sharing confidential information is still receiving pay despite being sentenced to prison. Bosnian-born Elvir Abaz, a long-time officer with Funen Police, was handed…
MoreLocal authority partially responsible for landslide
Randers Municipality in East Jutland failed to properly monitor waste firm Nordic Waste in the lead-up to a major landslide last December, an independent legal investigation has found. The report by a top…
MoreForeign Minister: Putin isn’t interested in peace
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen led the call for more pressure on Russia at an EU foreign ministers’ summit in Copenhagen that got underway Friday, the day after a deadly missile strike on…
MoreDenmark calls for suspension of EU trade with Israel
As President of the EU Council Denmark is ready to suspend trade ties with Israel and sanction far-right Israeli ministers. At an informal EU foreign ministers’ summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Foreign Minister Lars…
MoreFrench Foreign Minister in Greenland: ‘You are not alone’
France’s foreign minister arrived in Nuuk, Saturday, to declare his country’s solidarity with Denmark, Greenland and the Greenlandic people. Jean-Noël Barrot said the Arctic island may be remote but it’s affected by a ‘new…
MoreU.S. approves $8.5bn missiles sale to Denmark – for Ukraine
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of multiple Patriot air-defence systems and other weapons to Denmark. The deal, valued at DKK54.3bn ($8.5bn), includes six launchers, radar and guidance systems, and corresponding…
MoreNovo Nordisk’s problems hit economic growth
It was Novo Nordisk’s recent downturn that encouraged the government to reduce its 2025 economic growth forecast to 1.4% from 3% last week. In a statement, Friday, the Ministry for the Economy cited weaker…
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