State to get 20% ownership of ‘historic’ wind energy deal
A cross-party parliamentary majority has reached agreement on the terms for an ‘historic’ offshore wind tender that could potentially provide green power for 14 million households. At a late-night press briefing, Tuesday, Climate…
More‘Wise men’ – no need for economic reforms
In their ‘Spring Outlook’ the so-called ‘wise men’ of the Economic Council have confirmed the Finance Ministry’s rosy outlook for the economy, published last week, which upwardly adjusted the ‘room to manouvre’ within the…
MoreConservative MEP excluded for bullying
The Conservatives have excluded MEP Pernille Weiss as a candidate at the next EU election following allegations of bullying at her Brussels office. Party leader Søren Pape Poulsen said yesterday the party initially…
MoreMajority of Danish Turks voted for Ergodan
Nearly 2 in 3 registered Turkish voters in this country supported President Ergodan in Sunday’s presidential run-off. 16,502 voted for Mr Ergodan, just over 60% of the Turkish population and in line with…
MoreZelensky thanks Denmark for new military donation
Ukraine’s President Zelensky has thanked Denmark for increasing military aid to Ukraine after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced, Monday, that the government will add another DKK 7.5bn ($1.1bn) to the billion-dollar defence fund…
MoreRussia condemns fighter jets policy
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has slammed plans by Western countries to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as an ‘unacceptable escalation’. In an interview on Russian TV, Mr Lavrov claimed that Western…
MoreDKK1bn investment fund for Ukraine business
The government has launched a DKK1bn ($133m) investment fund to help the reconstruction of Ukraine. At a Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) summit, Thursday, attended by 150 Danish companies, Minister of Industry, Business,…
MoreDisastrous poll for government: ‘Centrist coalition has failed’
The Social Democrats’ downward slide continues. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 shows the level of support for Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her party has sunk to the lowest level since she…
MoreGovernment agencies defy warnings, buy Chinese drones
A number of government agencies continue to buy drones from Chinese supplier DJI Technology despite warnings from Danish Intelligence (PET) and the USA where the company is blacklisted for alleged ties to China’s…
MoreIntelligence agency orders telecom giant to stop using Chinese components
The Centre for Cyber Security (CFCS) has condemned an agreement between TDC, Denmark’s biggest telecom company, and Chinese multinational Huawei that, it’s claimed, poses a security risk. CFCS, part of Military Intelligence (FE),…
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