Dutch spies warned CIA about Ukrainian Nord Stream plot
Dutch Military Intelligence (MIVD) warned the American intelligence agency, CIA, last year about an alleged Ukrainian plan to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines three months before they were hit, Dutch and German…
MoreSubmarines could be part of defence spending hike
Denmark decommissioned its fleet of submarines nearly 20 years ago but following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is making moves to beef up naval defences to deter Russian aggression. Speaking at the Hudson Institute,…
MoreDrop in crime
The Danish public’s concern about the threat of criminality is at an all-time low. A new study by the Justice Ministry, the National Police, and the Danish Crime Prevention Council (DCPC) in collaboration…
MoreMaersk’s first methanol ship sets sail for Denmark
Shipping giant A.P. Møller-Maersk has secured fuel for the first container vessel able to run on carbon-neutral methanol for its inaugural journey from South Korea to Denmark. The 21,500 km summer trip from Ulsan…
MoreBusiness shorts
Novo invests DKK16bn to expand production…..Pizza giant drops Denmark…..Boom time for hotels…. Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s most valuable company, has announced plans to spend nearly DKK16bn ($2.29 billion) to expand production facilities in this…
MoreMore ammunition to Ukraine to help counter-offensive
Denmark has agreed to send more ammunition to Ukraine in response to a direct request from Kyiv. Following a meeting of parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, Monday, Acting Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said…
MorePM heads for Africa
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will head for Africa next week to discuss green conversion and security issues. The PM, alongside her Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte, will visit South Africa and Namiba between June…
MoreAnalyst: PM’s Africa trip part of secret NATO plan
While green conversion and security will top the agenda when Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visits Africa next week the real purpose of her trip is to show the world she’s ready to become…
MoreDanish F-16s in NATO exercise
The Danish Air Force is sending two F-16 fighter jets to take part in NATO’s ‘show of strength’ over Europe that got underway, Monday. The German-led ‘Air Defender 23’ exercise includes around 250…
MoreShopping mall murderer was also planning kindergarten attack
The 23-year-old man charged with shooting and killing three people at the Fields shopping mall in Amager last year had also made plans to attack children and adults at a kindergarten close to his home…
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