Waste cleanup in Greenland delayed by 10 years – Foreign Minister calls on U.S. to foot the bill
The cleanup operation of former U.S. military bases on Greenland’s east coast won’t be completed before 2033, a decade later than originally planned. After the U.S. pulled out in 2018 Denmark committed to…
MoreImmigration Minister lobbies for ‘return centres’
Immigration Minister Morten Bødskov travelled to Rome and Berlin at the end of last week to firm up support for Denmark’s efforts to establish return centres for rejected asylum seekers outside Europe. Before…
MoreRussian warship monitored Danish drone test in Baltic Sea
A Russian naval vessel closely monitored a Danish unmanned sea drone during a military technology test near Bornholm last month. Images seen by TV2 show the encounter took place about 30 kilometres southeast…
MoreDenmark’s Democrats MEP reported for racist hate speech
A Danish MEP in Brussels has been reported to the police for racist hate speech. Swedish MEP Abir Al-Sahlani, an Iraqi-born Swedish MEP with the Centre party, filed a police complaint against Kristoffer…
More€10m energy grant to Kyiv as Ukraine outstrips Denmark in new wind power
The government has approved an additional DKK80m (€10.66m) to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund, bringing Denmark’s total contribution to more than €78.5 million. It’s reported that the latest round of funding is aimed…
MoreTourist boom
Tourists are flocking to Denmark in record numbers – and not just Copenhagen. The tourist sector generated DKK171bn (€22.9bn) in revenue last year with more than half (DKK97bn) generated in rural municipalities outside…
MoreWorld-Cup death could impact citizenship negotiations
The brutal murder of a Swedish off-duty police officer at an outdoors World Cup event in Copenhagen two weeks ago could have a major impact on upcoming cross-party talks on citizenship reform. After…
MorePistol-packing PM
In line with other leaders who attended this week’s NATO summit in Ankara Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen received an engraved revolver from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a parting gift. According to…
MorePutin’s yacht spotted at Russian naval base after voyage around Denmark
President Vladimir Putin’s luxury yacht that was escorted through Danish waters by a destroyer and another Russian vessel has arrived at a Russian naval base near Murmansk. Satellite images analysed by DR’s ‘Verification’…
MoreGovernment to tackle caterpillar from hell – after the summer recess
The government will draw up a long-term strategy to tackle the spread of the oak processionary moth – the ‘caterpillar from hell’ – after the summer as the pest continues to spread to…
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