Ambassador: Anti-Russian hysteria in Denmark is ‘totally out of proportion’
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark has accused Danish politicians and media of fueling an exaggerated anti-Russia campaign. In a lengthy op-ed article in Altinget, HE Vladimir V. Barbin claims that the level of anti-Russian…
MoreAmbassador’s ‘minisformation’
The chair of Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee has dismissed the Russian ambassador’s criticism of Denmark as ‘the definition of misinformation.’ In response to the Ambassador’s claim that the level of anti-Russia hysteria in…
MoreImmigration Minister warns of ‘destabilsing migration’ from the East
Immigration Minister Kaare Dybvad Bek has warned that Russia and Belarus are using migration as a weapon to destabilise Europe. In an interview with Jyllands-Posten he described the tactic as part of a…
MoreMinister backtracks on work requirement for adoptees
Adoptees will not be subjected to the new ‘no work, no welfare’ law aimed at getting the unemployed, primarily immigrants, into the labour market. Parliament passed legislation last year requiring the long-term jobless…
MoreGovernment moves forward with controversial retirement proposal
Despite widespread criticism the government has put forward a bill that would raise the age of retirement for everyone born after 1971 to 70 years of age. The pension debate has split the…
MoreEU’s new ‘green deal’ has Danish footprint
The EU Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal published Wednesday was greeted by Climate Minister Lars Aagard as a ‘good start’ that contains a ‘strong Danish footprint’. He said the move towards green manufacturing and…
MoreDenmark leads the way in ‘business resilience’
Denmark is number one in business resilience for the second year running. The 2025 FM Resilience Index, an annual ranking of nations’ business environments, rewards Denmark for its high productivity, educated populace and robust…
MorePM: 3% of GDP on defence spending won’t be enough
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has again warned that NATO’s upcoming minimum target of 3% of GDP on defence spending for all members is insufficient. Speaking at a meeting of Nordic Social Democrat party…
MoreDK-Norway defence cooperation
Norway and Denmark have agreed to increase cooperation on defence. In a joint statement following their meeting in Oslo, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Norwegian counterpart, Jonas Gahr Støre said the…
MorePM issues immigration warning
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen urged her Nordic colleagues to get tough on immigration at the annual meeting of Social Democrat leaders in Oslo, Tuesday. In strong terms she warned that social democratic parties…
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