Police award anti-Islamist DKK3,000 for unlawful detention
Bornholm Police have apologised to anti-islamist Rasmus Paludan and awarded him DKK3,000 ($440) in compensation for ‘wrongful detention’ at last week’s Citizens Forum. Ahead of the forum, local police had banned the right-wing…
MoreU.S. demand for Novo’s wonder drug delays European roll-out
The massive demand for Novo Nordisk’s wonder obesity drug Wegovy in the U.S. means it roll-out in Europe will be far slower than planned, the company said, Tuesday. Management has also warned it’s…
MoreIntelligence agency fails to restore PM’s Minkgate messages
The Defence Intelligence Agency (FE) has failed to restore the text messages that were wiped out by the prime minister in the Minkgate affair. At a late-night press briefing, Monday, Acting Defence Minister Troels…
MoreBillions more for Ukraine in 5-year plan
The government and a cross-party majority have reached agreement to increase Denmark’s military aid for Ukraine to DKK 21.9bn ($3.21 bn) over the next five years, bringing defence spending up to 2% of…
MoreDenmark to provide more help for NATO’s ‘deterrence and defence’ strategy
The government is committed to making a ‘substantial contribution’ to NATO’s Response Force (NRF) over the next few years in the form of frigates, warplanes, and an army battalion stationed in Latvia. After…
MorePM briefed by Zelensky ahead of Africa trip
Ahead of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s trip to Africa this week, alongside her Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte, she was briefed by Ukraine’s President Zelensky about his talks with African leaders last week. He…
MoreDenmark tops competiveness rankings again
For the 2nd year running Denmark has claimed the top spot in the Lausanne-based Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking, ahead of Ireland, which has risen from 11th to take second…
MoreSAS sues airport
Struggling Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is suing Copenhagen Airport for financial compensation due to the disruptions caused by the shortage of air traffic controllers (ATC) this year. Over the past few months, thousands of…
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Record passenger figures at Copenhagen Airport…SAS, IKEA boycott Norwegian chocolate maker… Despite delays caused by the lack of air-traffic controllers, Copenhagen Airport experienced a record-breaking month in May, serving 2.4 million travellers and…
MoreChinese espionage allegations in telecom bid
New information suggests high-level industrial espionage when Denmark’s biggest telecom company, TDC, shunned Chinese Huawei in 2019 and chose Swedish multinational telecom company Ericsson to set up Denmark’s future 5G network. DR News…
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