Immigration Minister pushes for ban on Islamic call to prayer
New Immigration and Integration Minister Morten Bødskov has renewed his predecessors’ push for a ban on the Muslim call to prayer . Mattias Tesfaye first launched an investigation in 2020 but it was…
MoreHigh Court rules against state in Huawei affair
The High Court has ordered the state to pay DKK 80m ($12m) in compensation to TDC, formerly the country’s biggest telecommunications company. The Court found that a 2023 order by the Centre for…
MoreHouse Speaker in new conflict of interest dispute
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen fired off an angry letter to Speaker of the House Søren Gade in December after the port of Esbjerg signed a cooperation agreement with Ningbo-Zhoushan, a major Chinese…
MoreGreta Thunberg questions Denmark’s freedom of speech
World-renowned Swedish activist Greta Thunberg offered a firm ‘not guilty’ plea when she appeared before Copenhagen District Court, Wednesday, on charges of criminal trespassing and illegal entry at Copenhagen University last year. The…
MoreForeign Minister in hot water
Lars Løkke Rasmussen is at the centre of a new controversy after appearing in a YouTube interview labelled as advertising. Opposition parties have accused the Moderates leader of hyprocisy because he’s previously called…
MoreYoung conscripts to Greenland
Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus has confirmed that young conscripts will be sent to Greenland as part of their 11-month military service programme. In an official response to parliament Mr Bruus failed to specify…
MoreMilitary personnel to Strait of Hormuz
The government has announced plans to deploy military personnel to the Strait of Hormuz as part of a French and British-led mission aimed at restoring freedom of navigation. Following a meeting of parliament’s…
MoreDanish Embassy in Teheran re-opens
Denmark has reopened its embassy in Tehran that was closed down in March as a precautionary measure due to escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement,…
MoreMuslim groups break the rules with gender-segregated swimming
A top-ranking Social Democrat at Copenhagen City Hall has called for a formal review of gender-segregated swimming after reports that the practice continues in municipal pools across the capital despite new rules intended…
MoreGreta Thunberg in court today
World-renowned Climate activist Greta Thunberg will appear at Copenhagen City Court today to face charges of trespassing following her participation in two protest actions in the capital last year. Prosecutors are seeking a…
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