Overcrowded prisons lead to questions about Kosovo project
Prisons throughout the country are under growing pressure after the number of inmates hit a record 4,642 in June, an all-time high. Deputy director of the Danish Prison Service Mik Grüning attributed the…
MoreLøkke’s son quits adviser role after nepotism row
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s son has quit as an adviser to a British arms manufacturer bidding for a multi-billion-kroner contract to supply Denmark’s next generation of frigates. Bergur Løkke Rasmussen was accused…
MoreHungarian man detained over teen’s abduction
A 22-year-old Hungarian man has been remanded in custody in Hungary after allegedly abducting a 15-year-old Danish girl. Hungarian police say the man met the girl through social media and groomed her because…
More‘Iron Ladies’ demand EU action on migration
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, have again urged the EU to implement stricter border controls. The two prime ministers, characterised by Italian media as Europe’s ‘two Iron Ladies’…
MoreU.S. oil-drilling team arrives in Greenland – without approval
The Greenlandic authorities have issued a strong warning to the Texas-based Greenland Energy Company after it was spotted offloading oil-drilling equipment in the eastern part of the Arctic island last Wednesday without approval….
MoreSocial Democrats vow to fight Islamists ‘all the way’
The Social Democrats have vowed to crack down on the extremist Hizb ut-Tahrir after the Islamist organisation issued an open letter on social media urging Muslim students starting at High Schools and colleges…
MoreRussian diplomats suspected of spying in Sweden.
Sweden has shut down a Russian intelligence operation. According to the counry’s security service, Säpo, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) recruited an agent working at an unidentified foreign embassy in Stockholm. Two Russian intelligence…
MoreRussia suspected of GPS interference close to Bornholm
An ‘extraordinarily high’ number of GPS signal disruptions have been reported close to the island of Bornholm this year – and according to DR News there are ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect that Russia…
MoreBelgium joins Artic sentry mission
Belgium will deploy around 30 military personnel to Greenland next month as part of NATO’s Arctic Sentry mission, aimed at strengthening NATO’s presence in the Arctic region around Greenland, Iceland, and the Arctic…
MoreInflation lower than in Eurozone
Inflation eased slightly in July to the lowest level in three months. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer price index rose 1.7 percent year-over-year, down from a 1.9 percent increase in…
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