Amnesty accuses Denmark of slowing arms trial
Amnesty International has slammed the government for wilfully delaying a lawsuit calling on Denmark to stop supplying parts to Israel for F-35 fighter jets. In March , four humanitarian organisations – Amnesty International…
MoreEx-spy boss sues intelligence agency over sex allegations
Former spy boss Lars Findsen is suing Danish Intelligence (PET) for disclosing intimate details of his sex life to party leaders during a probe into the espionage affair. Mr Findsen was originally charged…
MoreDutch multi-millionaire targetted in share dividend scam
Multi-millionaire Dutch trader Frank Vogel is suspected of being a major player in the 2015 share dividend scam when foreign tax speculators defrauded the Danish state out of DKK12.7bn. Documents from a North…
MoreRoyals give Norwegian wedding a wide berth
The Danish Royal Family won’t be represented when Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise marries her bisexual fiancé, Durek Verrett, on Saturday. The Princess, whose older brother, Crown Prince Haakon, is heir to the throne,…
MoreLife expectancy on the rise
Life expectancy in this country is rising slowly after a steady decline over the past two years. New actuary data from ATP, Denmark’s largest pension and social security provider, shows the ‘average Dane’…
MoreCabinet re-shuffle speculation – 2 new ministries?
Minister for Climate Policy and Development Aid Dan Jørgensen could be nominated as the government’s candidate for new EU Commissioner this week setting off a ‘significant’ cabinet re-shuffle according to BT’s political analyst Hans…
MoreDKK500m for ‘unwanted’ business aid programme
The government will set aside DKK500m ($74m) in the upcoming 2025 draft budget for a programme it opposes. In an interview with Berlingske, Business Minister Moren Bødskov said the money would continue to…
MoreForeign Minister urges restaint in Israel-Hezbollah conflict
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has expressed his ‘deepest concern’ over the escalating hostilities between Israel and the Shia militia Hezbollah. In a statement, Sunday, the former prime minister urged all parties to…
MoreEx-LA leader calls for radical mosques to be shut down
Middle East expert Naser Khader has urged the government to shut down Denmark’s most radical mosques. Speaking to BT’s ‘Conservative Tabloid’ podcast the Liberal Alliance founder and former Senior Fellow at the Hudson…
MoreInflatable F-16s for sale at Danish defence show
A blow-up model F-16 fighter jet was spotted at the Industry Days defence exhibition in Ballerup, north of Copenhagen, last week, organised by the Ministry of Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO). According to The…
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