Denmark to make ‘active contribution’ to US-led coalition
Parliament has given the green light for Denmark to join the US-British led coalition that has launched a series of strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Following a meeting of parliament’s Foreign Policy…
MoreGovernment seeks mandate to join bombing campaign against Houthis
Denmark is preparing to join the bombing campaign against Houthi targets in Yemen. Jyllands-Posten reports this morning that when parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee convenes at 12.00 today there will be only one item…
MoreLengthy intelligence probe could save PM
Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard has dismissed opposition claims that the government has placed an April 2016 deadline on the official inquiry into the long-running Military Intelligence (FE) espionage affair so Prime Minister Mette…
MoreHamas controls Danish operatives
Israeli intelligence agencies have claimed that terrorist organisation Hamas controls a network of operatives in Europe, including a number of Danish citizens. A chart published on social media X by Israel’s Mossad and…
MoreKing Frederik X: “United, committed, for the Kingdom of Denmark.”
An emotional Crown Prince Frederik was formally proclaimed king by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday. With the words, “Long live King Frederik the Tenth” repeated three times, as per tradition, the PM…
MoreForeign Minister offers Denmark’s full support for US-led attack on Houthi rebels
The US and UK launched air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen last night with Denmark’s ‘full support’, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said early this morning. In a written statement he noted…
MoreEnd of the road for anti-migrant party
The far right New Right (Nye Borgerlige) party is no more. In a shock move, Wednesday, leader, and founder, Pernille Vermund announced the party is being dissolved and its small group of MPs will…
MoreDefence Minister appeals for calm following Swedish war warning
Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has urged Danes to ‘keep calm’ after Swedish political and military officials warned of the threat of war. Sweden’s Minister for Civil Defence, Carl-Oscar Bohlin has called on…
MoreGovernment accused of rushing through legislation
Despite warnings of a ‘legislative spiral’ the government is pushing bills and resolutions through parliament at a fast rate. According to a new study by right-leaning think-tank CEPOS the Soc Dem/Liberal/ coalition has…
MoreRight-wing flirt with centrists
Opposition parties on the right have declined to rule out a future government coalition alongside the centrist Social Liberals (Radikale) and/or Moderates. The latest Gallup poll showed that all the ‘blue bloc’ parties,…
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