Mette F says migrant return centres outside Europe are top priority
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said establishing migrant return centres outside Europe will be her top personal priority during the current parliamentary term. In an interview with Berlingske, Thursday, she said no other…
MorePM urges EU to confront China threat
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has backed a tougher European stance towards China, arguing that the EU must be prepared to retaliate against ‘unfair competition and growing geopolitical threats’. Speaking on Thursday ahead of…
MoreGovernment rejects DPP bid for cheaper petrol
The government has rejected proposals from the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Denmark’s Democrats to cut petrol and diesel taxes, opting instead to boost tax relief for commuters. Tax and Growth Minister Jakob…
MoreNew members flock to populist party
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has recorded its strongest membership growth in years, adding more than 2,200 members over the past 12 months after a decade of decline. According to figures released by…
MoreEU vote on return centres for asylum seekers splits government
The four government coalition parties are divided on a new EU framework that would allow return centres for asylum seekers outside the EU. When the European Parliament approved an overhaul of migration policy,…
MoreDefence Minister declines to reveal details of drone report
Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus has received the long-awaited report into unidentified objects spotted over Denmark last September but declined to reveal its conclusions before briefing parliament. Confidential documents seen by Berlingske in April indicated…
More850 Danish troops to join NATO exercise in Latvia
Denmark will deploy a battalion of up to 850 soldiers to Latvia this autumn, Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus announced following a meeting of parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, Wednesday. The deployment is part of…
MoreGreta Thunberg to appear in Copenhagen court
World-famous climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with trespassing following the occupation of a University of Copenhagen building during a pro-Palestinian protest last year. In the upcoming hearing, scheduled for Copenhagen District…
MoreNew report questions funding for government’s climate target
The government’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 85% over the next decade could cost taxpayers an additional DKK5bn ($730m) a year on top of the DKK4bn already allocated, according to a…
MoreGreenpeace challenges new Danish oil field
Greenpeace has filed a new complaint against the Energy Agency’s approval of a revised development plan for the Hejre oil field in the North Sea in a renewed move to halt the project….
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