Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen will present the government’s ambitious plan for Denmark’s biggest-ever weapons purchase this morning: A new ground-based air defence system costing upwards of DKK 50bn ($7.9bn). According to TV…

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has denounced Russia’s latest wave of aggression following drone attacks on Ukraine and airspace violations over Poland as ‘completely unacceptable’ and reiterated Denmark’s unwavering support for its allies. In…

More than 350 Greenlandic women and girls were forcibly given contraception by the Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s. The long-awaited independent report into the scandal, published Tuesday,…

As President of the EU Council Denmark is pushing ahead with efforts to prepare Ukraine for EU membership by 2030 despite Hungary’s efforts to block the accession process. In an update to the…

The Defence Ministry has been given the most severe reprimand possible for failing to adequately secure and protect Denmark’s military sites and bases. A report by the National Audit Office, published Monday, revealed…

Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s call for Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza and allow unhindered humanitarian aid was dismissed outright by his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar, Sunday. At a joint…

A Russian airstrike in Ukraine killed two staff members from the Danish Refugee Council and left three wounded on Thursday. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the incident underscores ‘the brutality of the Russian…

Russia’s ambassador to Denmark issued a chilling warning after Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen confirmed yesterday that Ukrainian defence firm Fire Point has been invited to manufacture solid rocket fuel in the southern…

A convicted terrorist has won his 7-year legal battle with Denmark’s two intelligence agencies. Ahmed Samsam was given an eight-year sentence by a Spanish court in 2018 for joining the Islamic State in Syria…

Former cabinet minister Henrik Sass Larsen was given a 4-month prison sentence, Monday, for possession of child pornography. The 59-year-old ex-Industry Minister, a former close advisor to both Mette Frederiksen before she became prime…