Supreme Court to decide on closed-door trial for former Defence Minister
The Supreme Court will determine whether the trial of Claus Hjort Frederiksen, charged with leaking state secrets, will proceed behind closed doors, according to a statement by René Offersen, lawyer for the former…
More6% loans resurface as interest rates surge
A rapid rise in interest rates this week has seen the reintroduction of the 6% mortgage with a 10-year grace period, at Jyske Bank. Other banks are expected to follow suit. This comes…
MoreDenmark funds training centre for asylum seekers in Rwanda
The government has funded the construction of an education centre in Rwanda where refugees can improve their language and technology skills. The previous Social Democrat government was well advanced with plans to set…
MoreNumber of asylum seekers at all-time low as immigration restrictions scare off newcomers
The number of migrants arriving in this country is at an all-time low. In the first five months of 2023 only 1,048 asylum applications were registered, compared to more than 135,000 in Germany….
MoreParties negotiate framework for Elbit inquiry
The framework for the upcoming independent legal inquiry into the Israeli arms affair is expected to be agreed today at all-party talks hosted by the Defence Ministry. Liberal (Venstre) leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen has…
MoreFalling union membership creates imbalance in labour market negotiations
Trade union membership in Denmark is at an all-time low, which according to experts could lead to an imbalance in the the traditional Danish model of labour market wage negotiatons between the state,…
MoreParty leader has no regrets about murder conviction
Convicted murderer Jørn ‘Jønke’ Nielsen, founder of the new political party ‘Stable Democracy’, is confident that the average voter understands there could be a situation ‘in which you need to kill somebody.’ Nielsen…
MoreGang crime rocks Sweden
Neighbouring Sweden is suffering a gang-fuelled crime wave. Swedish media report this morning how a woman in her 20s died last night following a bombing in a residential district in Uppsala, north of…
MoreMedia probe indicates Ukrainian involvement in Nord Stream sabotage
Newly-found evidence suggests that Ukrainians were onboard a suspicious yacht that docked three times in Danish ports ahead of the sabatoge of the Nord Stream pipelines last year – twice at Christiansø in…
MoreGovernment supports abortion law change
The government has come out in support of a recommendation by the National Council of Ethics that would allow 15 to 17-year-olds to have an abortion without their parents’ consent. Under current statutes,…
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