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Pension funds, constantly on the lookout for new investment opportunities, have welcomed the government’s proposal to reignite Denmark’s ailing shipbuilding industry. Kent Damsgaard, head of the Insurance and Pension Denmark lobbying group, said it…
MoreTrump threatens to sue Danish-Iranian director
Ex-US president Donald Trump has threatened to sue Danish-Iranian director Ali Abbasi for his latest film, The Apprentice, which premiered at Cannes 2024 on Monday. According to reports the film features unflattering and…
MoreDenmark backs ICC charges against Netanyahu
Denmark supports the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to consider arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and three leaders from Hamas. At a press conference in Brussels,…
MoreDPP supports French right-wingers in SS controversy
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has backed France’s far-right Rassemblement National’s (RN) move to exclude the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the European Parliament after the AfD’s top candidate said members of the…
MoreKosovo prisoners deal still in play
The government in Kosovo is determined to allow Denmark to send foreign prisoners to the country. After it was reported how the first draft of the legislation needed was voted down by the Kosovan…
MoreNew aid pledge for Syria
Denmark has doubled its humanitarian aid to Syria. Ahead of the holiday weekend the Foreign Ministry announced a new aid package of DKK332m ($48m) for the civilian population and refugees in neighbouring countries, …
More‘Mysterious’ US boats in Bornholm
The mystery surrounding two US vessels spotted in Nexo Harbour, Bornholm, has been cleared up. Danish Defence was initially reluctant to comment on media reports about ‘two grey ships’ with American flags but…
MorePolice crack down on multi-million money laundering operation
12 men suspected of money laundering at least DKK 900m ($131m) were arrest in a coordinated police raid on 19 locations in Copenhagen and Aarhus, Tuesday. Bjarke Dalsgaard Madsen, head of Copenhagen Police’s…
MoreLeaked report reveals plans for multi-billion warship build-up
The government will present a major investment plan this morning to build 55 new warships for the Danish Navy. A leaked draft of the National Partnership for the Maritime Sector report, compiled by…
MoreForeign Minister offers condolences – and criticism – to Iran
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen offered condolences for the deaths of Iran’s President and Foreign Minister European Union in a helicopter crash, Sunday, but said he still doesn’t have ‘much good to say…
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