Foreign Minister pushes for more sanctions on Iran following executions
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will urge the EU to impose strict sanctions on Iran when he travels to Brussels today. After Iranian Ambassador, HE Ms Afsaneh Nadipour, was summoned to the Foreign…
MoreMore problems for Denmark’s new F-35s
The long-awaited arrival of Denmark’s new fleet of fighter jets in this country could be delayed even more after a Lockheed Martin F-35 plane crashed on arrival at Fort Worth Airport, Texas, shortly before Christmas….
MoreMink breeding to start up again
The first batch of minks will arrive in Denmark this week after the ban on breeding was lifted on January 1st. The government ordered the mass cull of Denmark’s entire mink population of…
MoreNo testing for travellers from China
The Epidemy Commission has followed the National Serum Institute’s (NSI) decision not to test travellers arriving from China but at the same time urged the aviation industry to test all passengers before they…
MoreGovernment targets skilled foreign workers
The immigration authorities have updated their ‘wishlists’ for foreign workers much-needed in specific sectors. As of January 1, 2023, two new lists of workers have come into effect – one for people with…
MoreDip in balance of payments
Denmark’s balance of payments surplus declined in November as exports fell faster than imports. The latest Statistics Denmark figures showed the total trade surplus dropped to DKK 25.6 bn from DKK 27.2 bn…
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Apple to re-direct waste heat from Viborg….Airport tests 3D scanner system….Noma closing down…. IT giant Apple will start providing heating to homes and offices in Europe this year using the waste heat output…
MoreSocial Liberal leader defends decision not to join government
The Social Liberals (Radikale) declined to join the new government coalition in December because they feared they would be ‘crushed’ by their bigger partners, party leader Martin Lidegaard told delegates at the centrist…
MoreLøkke summons Iran Ambassador to explain ‘bestial executions’
Iranian Ambassador, HE Ms Afsaneh Nadipour, has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry today (Monday) after the Islamic Republic executed two men, Saturday, convicted of allegedly killing a paramilitary volunteer during a demonstration….
MoreHealth Minister refuses to back down on Minkgate criticism
Health Minister Sophie Løhde continues to maintain that her ‘boss’, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, deliberately trashed evidence in the Minkgate affair. Ahead of the November 1st election the Liberal politician repeatedly accused the…
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