Switzerland vetoes Danish request to send tanks to Ukraine
A Danish bid to send armoured vehicles to Ukraine has been thwarted by Swiss neutrality laws. The Ministry of Defence asked the Swiss government for permission to send around 20 Swiss-made Piranha III…
MoreBavarian ups revenue predictions after surge in vaccine orders
Danish pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic has landed contracts to supply monkey pox vaccines to several countries. The identity of the buyers and the exact number of vaccines ordered have not been disclosed. This…
MoreMermaid copyright case will be tried by Supreme Court
A copyright lawsuit about a caricature of a zombie mermaid will set a legal precedent and can therefore be appealed to the Supreme Court, the Appeals Permission Board announced on Wednesday. In February,…
MoreDrama in DPP as ex-leader ‘opts out’ of referendum celebrations
Rumours of unrest within Danish People’s Party were rife on the evening of the EU defence referendum, as former chairman, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, decided not to attend the party’s poll celebration. He explained…
MoreCEO: SAS risks bankruptcy if employees resist cost-cutting plan
Despite rapidly rising ticket sales in recent months, SAS is still battling a billion kroner deficit. Now, senior management is applying pressure to employees in a bid to drum up support for a…
MoreD-Day: Danes to decide on defence opt-out
After being excluded from the European Union’s common defence policy for 30 years, Danes go the polls today to decide whether to overturn Denmark’s opt-out. More than 65% of the electorate are expected…
MoreRussia cuts gas supply to Denmark
As expected, Russia has cut gas supplies to Denmark after partially state-owned energy company Ørsted refused to make payments in rubles. Denmark becomes the fifth country to see Russian gas cut off since…
MorePM: Gazprom guilty of extortion
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen last night characterised Russian Gazprom’s decision to cut gas supplies to Danish energy company Ørsted as ‘extortion’ and ‘completely unacceptable.’ She said Denmark would continue to distance itself from…
MorePM: Consumers will pay the price for Russia sanctions
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned Danish consumers to expect even higher petrol prices after EU leaders agreed on a 90% embargo on Russian oil by the end of the year. After returning…
MoreSupreme Court rules against Iraqi torture victims
After an 11-year legal battle Denmark has finally been acquitted of abetting the torture of 23 Iraqi prisoners who were captured by Danish troops during ‘Operation Green Desert’ in 2004 and handed over to the…
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