‘Yes’ side heading for comfortable majority in opt-out referendum
The last Gallup poll before Wednesday’s EU referendum indicates Denmark’s defence opt-out is heading for the trash can – 57% say they intend to vote ‘yes’ to drop the controversial opt-out, with only…
MorePopulists sink to new low after Messerschmidt fails to reunite party
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) the biggest party on the right following the 2015 election with 21.1% and 37 seats, has sunk to a new low. The latest Voxmeter poll for TV2 shows…
MoreRussian ambassador issues warning ahead of Bornholm training mission
Russia’a ambassador to Denmark has warned that the arrival of a missile-carrying U.S. C-17 military transport plane on the island of Bornholm today could escalate tensions in the Baltic region. The aircraft is…
MoreEx-PM criticises Germany’s slow response to Russian invasion
Former Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has accused Germany of ‘foot dragging’ in its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with German newspaper Handelsblatt the ex-NATO secretary-general, a former…
MoreNo treason trial for ex-defence minister
Long-time MP Claus Hjort Frederiksen won’t be tried for leaking state secrets after the Conservatives yesterday joined the group of parties opposed to lifting his political immunity. Justice Minister Mattias Tesfaye said he…
MoreDefence Minister: We’re ready for war
Denmark is ready to go to war to defend Sweden and Norway, Defence Minister Morten Bødskov said last night. Alongside Norway and Iceland, Denmark issued a ‘security guarantee’ to the two prospective members…
MoreNorth Sea summit kicks off with ambitious goal – tenfold increase in wind energy by 2050
Denmark, Germany, Holland, and Belgium have agreed to increase wind energy capacity in the North Sea tenfold ahead of 2050, enough to supply around 230m households with green energy. Ahead of the North…
MoreForeign Minister: Russia will foot the bill for Ukraine destruction
The cost of reconstructing Ukraine when the war is over will be massive and it’s Russia that will pay the bill, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said yesterday on the sidelines of an EU…
MoreEx-defence minister formally charged with treason
In an historic national security ruling the Public Prosecutor has announced that former defence minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen is to be formally charged with leaking highly classified state secrets. The indictment, laid out…
MoreForeign Minister: Maintaining opt out will exclude Denmark from crucial EU policy
If Denmark still has an EU defence opt-out after the June 1st referendum the country will be excluded from a ‘crucial area’ of policy that’s set to dominate the European Union’s agenda for…
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