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Maersk inks $600m Nigeria deal…..Ørsted sells off French company after 7 months…..Pension fund drops ‘black’ investments…Post Nord ‘bleeding cash’ …Danish Crown misled customers…. Shipping giant Maersk has signed a DKK418bn ($600m) deal to…
More$28m direct investment in Ukraine’s defence industry
The government has signed a formal letter of intent to invest DKK200m ($28m) in Ukraine’s defence industry. The money is part of the DKK2.2bn ($312m) allocated to Ukraine two weeks ago, Denmark’s 17th…
MoreDenmark close to €1bn deal for 115 tanks
Denmark is on the verge of signing a multi-billon purchase agreement for more than 100 new armoured vehicles. TV2 reports that Swedish technicians are putting the final touches to new CV90 infantry fighting…
MoreAmerican troops head for Bornholm
US troops will be conducting a military exercise on Bornholm for the 3rd year running this week, part of NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024. Between May 1st – 7th a weapons system will be…
MoreU.S. troops warned of Danes’ ‘impoliteness’
200 US troops currently stationed in and around Roskilde Airport ahead of this week’s NATO mission on Bornholm have been given an informational brochure by the police politely warning them of ‘do’s and…
MoreF-16s to Ukraine mission on track
The fighter jets for Ukraine mission is moving forward at a fast pace. At a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, Friday, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the training of personnel…
MoreFree abortion limit to be raised to 18 weeks
A parliamentary majority has reached agreement to raise the abortion limit from the current 12th week of pregnancy to the 18th. According to a draft document seen by TV2, the government and four…
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The surrounding area around Børsen, parliament, and the National Bank has been blocked off this morning after police warned of the imminent collapse of scaffolding supporting the burnt-out 400-year-old former stock exchange following…
MoreGovernment sinks to new low as voters flee
4 out of 10 voters have deserted the government coalition parties since the 2022 election. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 shows only 30.7% of the electorate would vote for either the Social…
MoreGovernment punished for Great Prayer day fiasco
The government’s worst opinion poll ever coincides with Great Prayer Day today, normally a public holiday but which was scrapped by the coalition to raise money. Despite fierce public opposition, Prime Minister Mette…
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