Foreign Minister on maiden flight to Greenland’s new international airport
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen headed a team of dignitaries on the first direct flight to Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, Thursday. Ahead of the trip the former prime minister praised the collaboration between Denmark…
MoreMedical cannabis legalised
A cross-party majority has reached agreement to make the medical cannabis scheme permanent. The programme, initially introduced as a trial in 2018, provides legal access to cannabis-based treatments for patients with severe conditions. Health…
MoreSocialists push for election
The Green Left (Socialist People’s Party/SF) is pushing for a general election next year. Although the prime minister isn’t required to call an election before 2026, Green Left leader Pia Olsen Dyhr, buoyed…
MorePolish PM calls for Baltic security force
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged Nordic and Baltic NATO members to form a joint naval policing force in the Baltic Sea region following the recent damage to undersea communication cables. Ahead…
MoreChinese ship suspected of deliberate sabotage
The Chinese ship currently anchored in Danish waters is suspected of deliberately dragging its anchor to cut two communication cables in the Baltic Seat ten days ago, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, Wednesday….
MoreNew Energy Commissioner hits the ground running
Former climate minister Dan Jørgensen was amongst the 26 new EU Commissioners finally approved by EU lawmakers, Wednesday, following months of negotiations and political in-fighting that began with June’s European election. After receiving…
MoreVestager drops politics for academia
Denmark’s outgoing vice-president of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager has announced her new role as a fellow of the Blavatnik School of Government, part of Oxford University in the UK, which ‘brings together…
MoreMinisters get pay raise after 14-year freeze
Cabinet ministers are set to receive a significant wage hike as part of the 2025 budget agreed last week by a cross-party majority. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen can look forward to a DKK…
MorePushback on ‘un-Danish’ alcohol restrictions
Proposals to limit alcohol sales have already been dismissed by opposition parties as ‘un-Danish’ and ‘excessively bureaucratic’. After leading doctors called for a ban on alcohol sales after 22.00 in a bid to…
MoreSweden asks Chinese ship to help sabotage investigation
Sweden’s government has asked the Chinese ship that’s stood still in the waters north of Jutland for nearly a week to return to Swedish waters and aid the investigation into the suspected sabotage…
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