Justice Ministry waiting for extradition request from Japan in whaling controversy
The Justice Ministry is waiting for Japan’s extradition order for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson before making any final ruling. The Greenpeace founder was arrested, Sunday, under an international arrest warrant issued by Japan when…
MoreMacron urges Denmark not to extradite Greenpeace founder
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged the Danish authorities not to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who was arrested, Sunday, under an international arrest warrant issued by Japan when his ship docked in…
MoreNew report on sexual assault in the military shows 10% increase
The military recorded a record number of sexual abuse cases last year. In one instance a First Lieutenant took out his erect penis at a 2022 graduation party and asked a female cadet…
MoreLeft-wing boss ‘struggling with the truth’ about terror link
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called on Red/Green leader Pelle Dragsted to ‘clean up his act’ after it was revealed the far-left party has close links to the International Forum,…
MoreMinisters boycott Hungary’s EU Presidency
Denmark will not send ministers to informal EU meetings during Hungary’s EU presidency, opting instead to send officials, a direct response to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s controversial recent ‘peace mission’ which included a…
MoreDPP slammed for ‘supporting Putin’
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has been hit with a storm of criticism for joining the far-right Patriots for Europe group at the European parliament, co-founded by Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, who…
MoreSocial Democrat appointed vice-president of the European Parliament
For the first time in 25 years a Dane has been elected vice-president of the European Parliament. The Social Democrats’ Christel Schaldemose is one of 14 vice presidents who will sit in for…
MoreDenmark praised for increased NATO support
A former top NATO official has praised Denmark for its transformation from a reluctant defence spender to a core nation in the western military alliance. Following last week’s NATO summit in Washington DC,…
MorePM, ministers condemn attack on Trump
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen led the Danish political condemnation following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday where the former president was shot in the ear. In…
MorePM: ‘I would never allow Putin to take any part of my country’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has again urged Europe to do more to help Ukraine. In an interview with British Sky News from the NATO summit in Washington DC, the PM said the military…
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