DK-Germany ‘Declaration of Friendship’
Following a virtual meeting with his Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod, Tuesday, Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas issued a statement today to mark the publication of the German-Danish Declaration of Friendship. It read: ”It’s…
MoreAustrian chancellor criticises Denmark
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has accused the EU of an unfair vaccine rollout and singled out Denmark as a country that’s received ‘more than its fair share.’ Just ten days after he and…
MoreDanish authorities bypass EU agreement
The Danish health authorities have for months tried to encourage vaccine suppliers to provide extra doses in exchange for sensitive health data on up to half a million Danes. In January the authorities…
MoreVirus updates
Hospitalisations down…Woman who died had ‘unusual symptoms’…1st human trial for Danish covid vaccine…. The number of people hospitalised by covid fell by 6, Monday, to 211, the lowest figure for nine days and…
MorePopulists demand 50% cut in development aid
The Danish People’s Party has suggested slashing Denmark’s annual foreign development aid by more than 50%, from DKK17bn ($2.7b) this year to DKK7bn ($1.15bn) and giving the money saved to struggling rural districts…
MoreWanted fraudster charged in Germany
British national Sanjay Shah, who’s wanted in this country for his role in the 2016 DKK12.7bn share dividend scam, was charged with money laundering in Germany, Monday. In January he was formally charged, in…
MoreDanish stock market moves up European ranking
The Danish stock market has steadily moved up the MSCI Europe index and has now, in terms of share value, overtaken its Italian counterpart, even though Italy’s economy is six times greater than…
MoreProducer prices at 2-year high
Producer prices, often used to gauge inflation, hav e increased for the first time since April 2019. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the producer price index grew 3.1 percent year-on-year in February. Prices…
More111 foreign criminals defy deportation, stuck in Denmark
111 criminal immigrants have been jailed with deportation to follow but remain in Denmark because they can’t legally be sent back to their native country. A wide, parliamentary majority, including the government, the…
MoreGovernment drops democracy demand on potential asylum centre partners
The government is pushing ahead with its plan to set up offshore reception centres for asylum seekers and is willing to work alongside non-democratic countries. Jyllands-Posten reported, Sunday, that a new bill would…
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