Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has confirmed that Denmark will initiate diplomatic contact with the new Syrian authorities at the beginning of next year. The Moderates leader said yesterday that the Danish ambassador…

The controversial weapons systems purchased from Israeli arms firm Elbit may be delayed for three to four years due to issues with GPS functioning in battle zones. After it was reported last month that…

A Danish jihadist has been acquitted of treason by the High Court and had his original life sentence reduced to nine years and six months in prison. Danish citizen Ahmad Salem El-Haj, who left…

The Danish Food and Drug Administration (DFDA/Fødevarestyrelsen) has raised the threat level for bird flu following an increase in infections found in wild birds. From this morning, farms have been ordered to keep…

Denmark is facing its most serious security threats in years. In its annual threat evaluation, ‘Udsyn’ (Outlook) to be published today, Defence Intelligence (FE) warns of ‘increased global tensions driven by Russia’s war…

Canadian-American anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been released from a Greenland jail after the Justice Ministry rejected a Japanese extradition request, Tuesday. Captain Watson was detained in the port of Nuuk, Greenland, in…

Economy Minister Stephanie Lose has emerged as the most popular cabinet minister. Although she only joined the government a year ago, Ms Lose, the Liberals’ (Venstre) deputy leader, is seen favourably by 28%…

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is ranked 78th on business magazine latest World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list but 14th in terms of women in politics only. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…

Support for ex-prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s Moderates party has sunk to an all-time low of 3.7%. A new Verian poll for Berlingske shows that if an election were held today the coalition…

Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has posted record-breaking profits of over DKK 83bn ($12bn) in the past year, an average of DKK 1.5bn ($220m) per week, making it a cornerstone of the national economy….