Parliament to vote on DPP leader’s political immunity
Parliament will vote today on whether to lift Danish People’s Party leader Morten Messerschmidt’s political immunity so he can be re-tried in the EU Meld and Feld fraud affair. The court case was…
MoreFootball Association backs down on gay rights
Gay rights organisations have denounced the Danish Football Association’s (DBU) decision to drop the rainbow coloured ’One Love’ captain’s armband after FIFA, the international football authority, threatened sporting sanctions. Christian Bigom, head of…
MoreAfghan interpreter found guilty of murder
A 33-year-old Afghanistan national has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, with deportation to follow, for murdering his wife. The man, who worked as an interpreter for Danish troops in Afghanistan, was…
MoreWorkforce expands to new high
The number of people in employment rose by 6,300 in September to 2,971,900, an all-time high. Over the past 20 months the employment rate has risen by 212,000, which is nothing less than…
MoreInflation threatens krone’s link to euro
Galloping inflation has led to a debate about the Danish krone’s fixed link to the euro. The Danish National Bank has no inflation mandate but is instead focussed on keeping its currency tied…
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Pension giant drops Chinese companies…Argentine Air Force could buy Danish F-16s….Tivoli Chrismas market gets international recognition… PFA, the largest customer-owned pension company in Denmark, has dropped two Chinese clothing manufacturers and is discussing how…
MoreEx-PM urges Liberals to drop demand for Minkgate inquiry – voters disagree
A majority of the electorate would support an independent legal inquiry into whether caretaker prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, should face an impeachment trial for her role in the Minkgate affair. A Yougov survey…
MoreLiberal leader defends potential U-turn: ‘Elections have consequences’
Jacob Ellemann-Jensen could be preparing to make one of the ‘biggest U-turns’ in Danish political history by joining a government alongside the Social Democrats according to analysts. After repeatedly proclaiming during the election…
MoreRussian warplanes near Danish ship
Two Russian warplanes performed a ’dangerous manoeuvre’ near NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) in the Baltic Sea, Thursday, including the Danish frigate ‘Esbern Snare’. NATO Maritime Command reported that the Russian jets…
MoreProbe confirms pipeline sabotage
A Swedish probe has confirmed the initial findings from Copenhagen Police’s investigation that the Baltic Sea gas leaks east of the Danish island Bornholm were caused by an act of sabotage. A Swedish…
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