Bomb scare on Danish island
More than 200 households on Als, a small Danish island in the Baltic Sea, were evacuated last night after the army decided to detonate two World War 2 bombs discovered in a field last month….
MoreBrit facing deportation after paperwork ‘snafu’
A British man who relocated to Denmark shortly after Brexit has been slapped with a deportation order for filling his residency application four days late. 46-year-old financial services administrator Philip Russell moved to…
MoreSlight economic growth despite threat of recession
Despite war in Ukraine and rampant inflation the Danish economy grew slightly in the year’s third quarter (Q3). The latest Statistics Denmark figures show Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.5% following a…
MoreDenmark 2nd-most sustainable in Europe
Following Monday’s report showing Denmark is a world leader in terms of performance and commitment to climate action, a British study has ranked Denmark as the second most sustainable country in Europe, after…
MoreNo change to voting laws despite election anomaly
Although the ‘blue bloc’ opposition parties, alongside the centrist Moderates, won more votes than the victorious ‘red bloc’ at the November 1st election there will be no change to election legislation. The official…
MoreCross-party support for new House Speaker
Former defence minister Søren Gade is in line to become the next speaker of parliament – a possible indication of closer cooperation between his own party, the Liberals, and the Social Democrats Mr…
MoreLiberal MP drops out to head Nordic Council
Less than two weeks after being elected to parliament the Liberals’ (Venstre) Karen Ellemann has given up her seat to become Secretary General of the Nordic Ministers Council – an organisation she denounced…
MoreDenmark top in climate performance
Denmark is the highest-ranked country in the the latest edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). The top three places are empty as, according to a report by the New Climate Institute…
MoreRussian company starts exploration of gas leaks site
The Russian-owned Nordstream AG has commenced its own survey of the damage caused to the pipelines in the Baltic Sea region that’s part of the Danish exclusive economic zone (EEZ). In a press…
MoreRoyal Family backs Qatar boycott
Denmark will have no official representatives in Qatar when the World Cup gets underway this weekend. Crown Prince Frederik confirmed yesterday that neither he nor anybody from the Royal Family will be attending…
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