Ex-defence minister charged with leaking classified information
Former defence minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has been formally charged with leaking highly classified state secrets. Mr Frederiksen, who served as defence minister from 2016 to 2019 when he was known as ex-prime…
MoreDenmark sends letter to UN as Russia demands inquiry into Baltic gas leaks
Denmark, Germany and Sweden sent a joint letter to the UN ahead of last night’s Security Council informing members that investigations into explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year are…
MoreDefence Minister decries Putin’s madness
Acting Defence Miniser Troels Lund Poulsen has characterised Russian President Vladimir’s Putin ‘state of the nation’ speech, Tuesday, as ‘madness’. Mr Lund Poulsen said it was ‘tragic’ to hear Putin accusing Western countries…
MorePutin critic fights for work permit
While Ukrainians fleeing the war are offered special treatment in Denmark a vociferous Putin critic has so far been denied residency. Viktor Bormin, who worked for Vladmir Putin’s worst enemy in Russia, took…
More40% of Ukrainian newcomers want to stay in Denmark
Nearly 40% of the more than 30,000 Ukrainian refugees who’ve been granted temporary residency in Denmark over the past year would prefer to stay here permanently when the war is over, a new…
MoreEmployment hits record-high
More than 2.97m people are now working in Denmark, the highest number since records began. In response to new Statistics Denmark figures showing more than 60,000 found work in 2022, senior Nykredit economist…
MoreBureaucracy stifles entrepreneurism
The number of new business starts has fallen dramatically. Since 2010 the number of people classified as self-employed has dropped by 20,000 – from 7.4% of the workforce to 6.2%. Senior economist Thomas…
MoreForeign Minister calls for ‘upscaling’ of EU defence industry to meet Ukrainian demands
The European defence industry needs a drastic upscaling, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said at a ministers meeting in Brussels, Monday, after Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, said the European Union is…
MoreLøkke welcomes new sanctions on Iran
New sanctions on Iran send a ’strong political signal’, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in Brussels, Monday, after EU countries adopted a fifth round of measures in response to the serious human…
MoreMore chaos for right-wing party as deputy leader quits
The chaos within the anti-migrant New Right Party continues – just two weeks after being elected deputy leader, Henriette Ergemann has resigned after it was revealed she spread conspiracy theories about corona vaccines…
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