Vandals deface Jewish memorial in Copenhagen
A memorial in Israel Plads, central Copenhagen, honouring the many Danish citizens who helped to evacuate thousands of Jews to neutral Sweden during World War 2, was defaced over the weekend. Activists sprayed…
MoreEX-PM floats ‘partial’ NATO bid for Ukraine
Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has suggested that Ukraine should be granted partial membership of NATO but without the territories occupied by Russia. In an interview with the British Guardian newspaper Mr…
MoreGerman chancellor snubs Vestager, backs rival for top job
Ex-deputy prime minister Margrethe Vestager is facing an uphill struggle in her bid to become the next head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz endorsed her main rival,…
MoreCrown Prince and Mexican divorcee are ‘good friends’
While Danish newspapers have played down, or even failed to report, rumours of a possible affair between Crown Prince Frederik and Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova, a Spanish TV presenter has claimed that the…
More500% increase in the melting of Greenland’s glaciers
A new Copenhagen University study has found that Greenland’s glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate – global warming has led to a five-fold increase over the last 20 years The study of…
MoreInflation slows to 4-year low
Danish inflation, which hit a 40-year high of 10% one year ago, has now fallen to the lowest level since mid-2020. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show that, on a monthly basis, the…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 6th – 12th 2023
Politics/Economy: The government presented its 2030 long-term plan for the economy, including proposals to distribute DKK68bn from the treasury’s increased financial buffer amongst six key areas – an extra DKK32bn ($4.5bn) in welfare,…
MoreLøkke argues with protesters at Kristallnacht remembrance
A torchlight procession in Copenhagen on Thursday evening to mark the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht in Germany took an unexpected turn when ex-PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen became involved in a heated discussion with…
MoreFormer spy boss lashes out at PET over errors in Samsam affair
A former head of Danish Intelligence (PET) has warned that the Ahmed Samsam affair could be damaging to Denmark’s security and erode trust in the intelligence services. In scathing criticism of PET’s handling…
MoreExperts voice concerns over sale of MitID to French IT giant
IT experts have expressed concern about Italian-owned payment company Nets sale of Denmark’s digital identity system MitID to the French IT company In Groupe for DKK 956m $137 m). MitID is a personal…
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