New poll: Opposition on course for election victory
The opposition would regain power if an election was held today – but only with the help of ex-prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 shows that with 50.5%…
MoreRussian nuclear planes move closer to Denmark
Russia has sent three fighter jets armed carrying nuclear-capable missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometres to its European enclave of Kalingrad – only 350 kilometres from the Danish island of Bornholm. According…
MoreDenmark to invest $5.4 billion in new warships
The government is aiming to become a ‘maritime superpower’ by building its own fleet of warships, Defence Miniser Morten Bødskov said yesterday at the launch of a new development partnership with the business…
MoreGovernment moves ahead with Rwandan processing centre for asylum seekers
As part of the government’s move to process unauthorised asylum seekers outside the EU the Foreign Ministry has announced concrete plans set up a base in Rwanda. Initially, the new project office, based…
MoreImmigration Ministry accepts 200 Rwandan refugees
For the third year running Denmark will accept 200 refugees from Rwanda as payback for the African country’s willingness to host a Danish reception centre where asylum seekers can be processed before they…
MoreDanish political delegation to Taiwan
Despite an escalation of US-China tensions following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent trip to Taiwan a delegation of six Danish lawmakers are planning a fact-finding mission to the disputed island in the northwestern…
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Carsberg wins India dispute…..Beer giant’s sales up but profit down….Bavarian finds U.S. partner to package monkeypox vaccines… Carlsberg has won a major arbitration case following a row over the Danish brewer’s business practices…
MoreConservatives present ‘true blue’ agenda
The Conservatives intend to fight the next election on a ‘true-blue’ conservative platform. Party leader Søren Pape Poulsen, who this week announced his candidacy for prime minister, revealed his ‘2030-plan’, Wednesday, including a…
MoreDPP defectors form core of rival party’s candidates
The list of candidates standing for ex-immigration minister Inger Støjberg’s Denmarks Democrats party at the next election includes seven current MPs who’ve defected from the Danish People’s Party (DPP) – which means the…
MoreMinisterial comeback for Støjberg?
The Liberals (Venstre) and Conservatives have refused to rule out the possibility of a cabinet role for Inger Støjberg if the opposition re-wins power at the next election – however, the leaders of…
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