Controversial MP takes unpaid leave
The Moderates’ under-fire culture spokesperson, Jon Stephensen, has taken a sabbatical from parliament for the rest of the year after receiving massive criticism for sending a ‘sexually explicit’ text message to a 19-year-old female…
MorePM in Rome: Italy needs help to solve migrant crisis
European countries need to act immediately to prevent a new migrant crisis similar to 2015, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Friday, following talks in Rome with her Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, where migration…
MorePM heads for energy summit in Belgium
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travels to Ostend in Belgium this morning where nine European countries are holding a summit aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea. The leaders of…
More‘Colonial Denmark’ ignores Greenland, appoints Danish Arctic Ambassador
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has come under fire for appointing a new Arctic Ambassador without consulting Naalakkersuisut, the Greenlandic government. Tobias Elling Rehfeld, current ambassador to South Africa, will replace Thomas Winkler…
MoreModerates MP in new scandal
The Moderates’ under-pressure culture spokesperson, Jon Stephensen, could be facing exclusion from the party after it was revealed he sent ‘sexually explicit’ text messages to a 19-year-old female member of the coalition partner’s youth…
More1% of population owns 25% of Denmark’s wealth
The richest 1% own more than a quarter of the country’s collective wealth, left-wing daily Information reports this morning. A new study by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (Arbejderbevægelsens Erhvervsråd) based…
MoreDenmark starts Sudan evacuation plan
Denmark has begun preparations to evacuate its nationals from Sudan, the Foreign Ministry said, Sunday. France has evacuated its embassy staff and their families while the Netherlands, Finland other countries were moving to withdraw diplomats…
More18-year-old on fire outside U.S. Embassy
An 18-year-old man set fire to himself outside the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen, Friday. He was rushed to hospital where, according to reports, he’s in stable condition and out of danger. His motive…
MoreDK-Netherlands strike deal on tanks for Ukraine
Denmark, alongside the Netherlands, is sending 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. At a press briefing, Thursday, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called it a ’significant donation’ on top of the 100 older…
MoreGovernment in agreement with Faroes to beef up security in North Atlantic
The government is aiming for increased cooperation with the Faroe Islands in the upcoming defence bill. Following talks with Faroe Islands foreign affairs minister Høgni Hoydal in Torshavn, Acting Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen…
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