Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee celebrations toned down as UK mourns
Public events to celebrate Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee over the weekend were toned down following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Danish monarch’s cousin and close friend. Two events scheduled for Saturday…
MoreDPP’s ‘sister party’ the big winner in Swedish election
Yesterday’s general election in Sweden was ‘too close to call’ at 8am this morning but with around 94% of votes counted the right-leaning bloc of parties appeared to be heading for a narrow,…
MoreDenmark signs asylum agreement with Rwanda
Despite international criticism the government is now well advanced with plans to set up an offshore processing facility for asylum seekers in Rwanda. Following a working visit to the central-African country last week,…
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Danske Bank removes negative interest…..U.S. court approves credit line for SAS as passengers return to threatened airline… Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, has fallen in line with other majors and removed negative interest rates…
MoreGlowing Danish tributes for Queen Elizabeth
Queen Margrethe has sent a personal letter of condolence to England’s new King, Charles the 3rd, following the passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, Thursday evening. The Danish monarch wrote ‘your mother was…
MoreGovernment launches energy-conserving measures
The government has launched a number of measures to save on energy as winter approaches. At a press briefing, Wednesday, Climate & Energy Minister Dan Jørgensen said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created…
MoreLooming energy crisis bad news for PM’s re-election bid
The threat of an energy crisis has come at the worst possible time for Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen who’s heading into an election just as voters are facing the prospect of big gas…
MoreSpy vs. Spy
Former Danish Intelligence (PET) chief, Hans Jørgen Bonnichsen, has reported current head of the agency, Finn Borch Andersen, to the police for a ‘breach of confidentiality’ after Berlingske revealed, Wednesday, how Mr Andersen…
MoreDenmark’s new fighter jets delayed by Chinese riddle
The delivery of Denmark’s new fleet of F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters could be delayed after Pentagon officials discovered a component containing materials produced by China. In a press release, manufacturer Lockheed…
MoreSPP: Danish companies ‘put profit above dead Ukrainian children’
The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) has denounced two big-name Danish companies that continue to do business in Russia seven months after the country invaded Ukraine. According to the left-wing party’s finance spokesperson, Lisbeth…
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