Løkke condemns Georgia crackdown on demonstrators
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has condemned the violent crackdown on pro-European demonstrators and journalists in Georgia as protests continue over the government’s decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold. In a…
MorePM offers support for EU debt-sharing
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has signalled Denmark’s readiness to support common EU debt-sharing, an idea she dismissed as ‘complete madness’ five years ago. In an interview with the Ritzau news agency, the PM…
MoreMuslim school defies gender equality
A Muslim private school in Helsingør has come under fire for enforcing gender-segregated prayers during religious education. An inspection report by the Ministry of Education’s supervisory agency revealed how boys sat at the…
MoreTop earners fund welfare state but get little thanks
Unlike the majority of taxpayers the top 1% of earners in this country contribute significantly more to public finances than they receive, a review of a new Finance Ministry report by right-leaning think-tank…
MorePM orders probe into construction tragedy
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called for a full-scale investigation into the tragic accident at the Flemløse Biogas Plant last Tuesday when three foreign workers – two Romanians and a Belgian national –…
MoreControversial Israeli weapons could be ‘worthless’ on the battlefield
The controversial weapons systems purchased from Israeli defence contractor Elbit could prove to be worthless in a modern battlefield scenario like the war in Ukraine, military experts have claimed. DR News and Jyllands-Posten…
MoreCitizens Bill to ban social media sites for under-18s
More than 50,000 voters have signed up to a private citizens’ bill that would ban social media sites such as Tik Tok, Instagram and Snapchat for anyone under 18. Digitalisation Minister Caroline Stage…
MoreUnauthorised mosque closed down
An Aarhus mosque has been given a ‘ceast and desist’ order after it was found violating its operating licence. A TV2 investigation revealed how the Al-Furqan mosque held Friday prayers and other events…
MoreMuslim family locked up homosexual brother
Four Muslim siblings have been accused of locking up their brother in a cupboard for a month and beating him because they disapproved of his homosexual lifestyle. Glostrup District Court heard this week…
MoreTelecom outages disrupt trains, emergency services
Denmark’s largest telecom company, TDC, suffered widespread outages Thursday that prevented people from contacting emergency services, forced at least one hospital to reduce non-critical medical care, and prompted security services in some regions…
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