PM in parliamentary squabble with DPP leader
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen became involved in a heated discussion with Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerchmidt during parliamentary question time, Tuesday, after he launched a fierce attack on the EU’s continued…
MoreForeign Minister urges allies to do more for Ukraine
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has criticised European leaders for not doing enough to support Ukraine. Following an internal meeting of the Moderates, Tuesday, he called on allies to step up their financial…
MoreCompany drops munitions factory project
The government’s aim to help meet the ever-increasing demand for munitions from both Ukraine and Europe has suffered a setback after Danish company Danammo withdrew from efforts to restart ammunition production at the…
MorePutin’s top negotiator in Ukraine peace talks has Danish past
One of Vladimir Putin’s closest advisors in the ongoing Saudi Arabia negotiations on Ukraine’s future has strong links to Denmark. Jurij Usjakov, now Putin’s chief foreign policy advisor, was stationed at the Soviet…
MoreFormer U.S. ambassador: Trump will succeed in bid to buy Greenland
Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands is confident that Donald Trump will be successful in his bid to acquire Greenland. In an interview with the right-wing news channel Newsmax the former soap…
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Novo Nordisk launches $830m lawsuit…..Novo to provide free insulin in Minnesota….Transport authority clears engineering firm in drone controversy…. Denmark’s biggest company, Novo Nordisk, is suing Singapore-based KBP Biosciences for $830m in compensation after…
MoreNewspapers denounce Trump’s peace proposal for Ukraine
In strongly-worded editorials this morning eight leading Danish newspapers attack Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Ukraine. All agree that no peace agreement should be made without Ukraine’s involvement and that forcing the…
MorePM: Russia is a real threat to the security and safety of all of Europe
Any resolution that will end the war in Ukraine needs to include Europe, and especially Ukraine, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said last night following a crisis meeting in Paris hosted by President Macron….
MoreParties support peacekeeping force
While Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declined to say last night whether Denmark would commit troops to an international peace-keeping force in Ukraine, parties across the aisle are more enthusiastic. The Liberal Alliance (LA),…
MoreNew DKK50bn fund to speed up defence purchases
The government is expected to announce a new DKK50bn ($7bn) fund tomorrow (Wednesday) to speed up defence procurement. Half the money (DKK25bn) in the new ‘acceleration fund’ is planned for acquisitions already this…
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