Iraqi torture victim ordered to pay DKK250,000
The Supreme Court has acquitted the Defence Ministry in a torture case brought by a 72-year-old Iraqi national. In 2004 the man, then 54, claimed he was tortured after being handed over to…
MoreClimate Minister embarrassed by $360 bottle of wine
Climate Minister Dan Jørgensen has refunded DKK3,000 ($430) to the Danish Embassy in Singapore after it was revealed that he, the ambassador, and three high-ranking ministry civil servants ran up a DKK15,200 ($2,300)…
MoreDenmark’s deportation prison in Kosovo needs significant renovation
The Kosovo prison rented by Denmark will need a ’major upgrade’ before it’s ready to house non-EU criminals facing deportation from this country. In a parliamentary response, Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup said a…
MoreVirus updates
53,747 new corona cases were confirmed, Thursday, slightly down on the previous day’s record of 55,120. 31.22% of 172.183 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period came back positive as a further 22 patients…
More More problems for Danske Bank – deputy chairman involved in alleged tax evasion
Deputy Danske Bank chairman Jan Thorsgaard Nielsen was previously a director of a Luxembourg-based company that funneled billions of kroner earned from the Danish state’s sell-off of telecom giant TDC to tax shelters…
MorePM discusses Russia sanctions with German chancellor
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed possible sanctions against Russia during talks in Berlin, Wednesday, but neither was willing to offer any details at a joint press conference. The…
MoreLeaders agree on climate cooperation
Denmark and Germany will work closer on climate issues in the future. Following a working lunch with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Berlin, Wednesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said they had agreed to intensify…
MoreChancellor Scholz looks for Covid lessons from Denmark
As well as the climate, Ukraine, and security policy, the Covid pandemic was high on the agenda at yesterday’s Berlin meeting between Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Chancellor Olaf Scholz. At a joint…
MoreDenmark lags behind Norway, Sweden in democracy
Denmark is the least democratic of all Scandinavian countries, according to the latest Democracy Index report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Norway leads the way, followed by Iceland and Sweden –…
MoreDefence Ministry scammers jailed
The High Court has affirmed the prison sentences handed down to two men found guilty of bribery and embezzlement in a defence ministry corruption case dating back to 2019. Dennis Bechmann Engmann, a…
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