Iran’s ambassador demands apology for mistreatment of failed asylum seeker
The Iranian Embassy has made a formal protest to the Foreign Ministry following allegations that an Iranian woman facing deportation was forcibly sedated by the Danish authorities and manhandled by the police. In…
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Only 2,080 new corona cases were confirmed, Sunday, as 16,63% of the 12,508 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period came back positive. Although the number of people hospitalised rose by 12, to…
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Energy giant dismisses Putin’s roubles demand….3 Danish companies on Time’s top-100 influencers…DK/Georgia sustainable energy deal…. Ørsted has said it has no intention of paying for Russian gas in roubles, after Russia demanded foreign…
MoreGovernment rejects Putin’s gas-for-roubles demand.
Denmark has rejected Russia’s gas-for-roubles demand. After President Putin told ‘unfriendly’ foreign countries they must start paying for gas in roubles or supplies will be cut, the Foreign Ministry said last night: “The…
MoreDenmark adds 800-troop battalion to NATO’s Baltic defence
NATO has formally asked Denmark to send a battalion of 800 soldiers to Latvia to strengthen the western alliance’s eastern flank. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed the request during a visit to Latvia,…
MorePM in Latvia: ‘We need to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin’
The West needs to provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs, help Ukrainian refugees and keep putting pressure on the Kremlin, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said following a meeting with her Latvian counterpart,…
MoreForeign Minister offers support for Georgia’s territorial integrity – condemns ‘illegal’ referendum plan
During a visit to Georgia, Thursday, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said it would be a violation of international law if the authorities in the Moscow-backed separatist region of South Ossetia hold a referendum…
MoreGreenpeace blocks Russian oil shipment
Greenpeace activists blocked the transfer of Russian oil between two tankers off the coast of Frederikshavn in north Jutland, Thursday. The environmental organisation said in a statement it organised the action to call…
MoreEconomy grows but ‘dark clouds’ ahead
The economy grew by more than expected in 2021 as the unemployment rate tumbled but there are ‘dark clouds’ on the horizon, leading analysts have warned. Year-end growth of 4.7%, a 27-year high,…
MoreMore money could be recovered from share dividend scam
The Tax Ministry is ‘cautiously optimistic’ it could recover up to 75% of the DKK12.7bn defrauded from the Danish state in the 2015 share dividend scam – however, the legal costs of chasing…
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