Foreign Minister calls on Iran to respect human rights after new Hijab death
The death of 16-year-old Iranian high school student Armita Geravand in Teheran is ‘heartbreaking’, Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Saturday, calling for a full investigation of the circumstances surrounding her death. Ms. Geravand died…
MoreCoalition partner gains voters following leader’s resignation
After shedding voters at a fast rate since last November’s election the struggling Liberals (Venstre) have made gains since party leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen quit last week. A new Voxmeter survey taken after the…
MoreRussian spy ship escorted out of Danish waters
An alleged Russian spy ship was escorted out of Danish territorial waters last week. News site BT reported that the Yevgeny Gorigledzhan, a Russian Navy oceanographic vessel officially designed for sea bed surveys…
MoreClimate Minister urges UK to join Danish climate alliance
Minister for Climate Policy Dan Jorgensen has urged the UK to join the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA), an alliance of countries, co-founded by Denmark, committed to ending future oil and gas…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 23rd – 29th 2023
Politics/Economy: Support for the government has hit a new low – the latest Megafon poll for TV2 shows the Soc Dem/Liberal/ Moderates coalition would win no more than 37.4% of the vote if…
MoreUkraine ambassador points finger at Russian Intelligence for Løkke prank
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Denmark Mykhailo Vydoinyk suspects the Russian Intelligence Agency (FSB) was behind the prank call last week when two comedians convinced Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen he was talking to Moussa…
MoreMilitary aid to Ukaine tops DKK20bn
The government has committed a further DKK3.7bn ($520m) military aid package to Ukraine, Denmark’s 13th so far. In a statement, Thursday, the Defence Ministry said the new package includes tanks, infantry fighting vehicles,…
MorePM calls for greater humanitarian aid committment from EU
On the sidelines of an EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said European nations need to make a greater commitment to ensuring that more aid reaches Palestinians in need. She…
MoreLøkke in Turkey: ‘Ergodan is wrong’
Ahead of his trip to Turkey today Foreign Minister said he would be challenging President Ergodan’s position on the Hamas-Israel conflict. In a speech to the Turkish parliament, Wednesday, the President accused Israel…
MoreGovernment hits new low in disastrous opinion poll
Support for the government has hit a new low. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 shows the Soc Dem/Liberal/ Moderates coalition would win no more than 37.4% of the vote if an election…
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