New fighter jets delayed again
The delivery of the next batch of the Danish Air Force’s new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets has been pushed back again. Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said in a press release, …
MoreHelsingør an ‘environmental leader’
12 of 22 European cities recognised as global environmental leaders in a new ranking are from the Nordic region – Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The sixth annual Cities A List published by…
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US bankruptcy court approves new SAS ownership deal…European lobby group warns against aviation tax….Energy agency signs hydrogen deal with German partner…CIP starts construction of Canada’s largest onshore wind project…. Struggling Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)…
MoreJustice Minister offers assurances to Jewish Community
Head of the Jewish Community (Det Jødiske Samfund) Henri Goldstein expressed concern about rising anti-Semitism in Denmark and threats against Jews during a meeting with Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard and Police Director Anne…
MoreDanes more pro-EU than neighbours
Only 19% of Danes, less than 1 in 5, believe the EU will collapse within the next twenty years, compared to the average of 1 in 3 throughout Europe, a new poll by…
MoreForeign Ministry: Russian tankers have the right of ‘innocent passage’ through Danish waters
The government has remained silent on reports last week that the EU is considering asking the Danish maritime authority to ‘stop and search’ tankers suspected of circumventing sanctions on Russia’s oil and shipping sector…
MorePusher Street facing extinction
Copenhagen Police have announced they will close down the notorious Pusher Street in the ‘free state’ of Christiania for one week from Wednesday, the first step towards a permanent closure according to Deputy…
MoreSupreme Court slaps top legal firm with DKK400m fine as tax scam affair rolls on
The Supreme Court has ordered leading Copenhagen law firm Bech-Bruun to pay the Danish Tax Administration (SKAT) DKK 400m ($59m) for its ‘complicit role’ in the 2016 share dividend scam. Additionally, the Court found…
MoreDanish University ‘best in class’
Denmark’s Technical University (DTU) has been named ‘best in Europe’. In the latest EngiRank ranking, an assessment of 225 technical universities in 27 EU countries, DTU comes out on top. Rasmus Larsen, Provost…
MoreMP accused of grooming quits coalition partner
Moderates MP Mike Fonesca has quit the party and taken sick leave from parliament after admitting to a ‘consensual relationship’ with a 15-year-old schoolgirl. The police confirmed, Friday, they had received a report…
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