Foreign Minister calls on Iraq to protect foreign diplomats
The Iraqi government has a responsibility to protect foreign diplomats stationed in the country, Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday after protesters angered by the burning of the Quran in Sweden set fire to…
MoreU.S. was briefed about anti-Islamist’s ban from democracy festival
Confidential Justice Ministry documents show the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen was briefed beforehand about anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan’s ban from this year’s Citizens Forum on Bornholm. A list of documents, obtained by Jyllands-Posten under…
MoreMacron questions Vestager appointment
French President Emmanuel Macron has joined the chorus of criticism aimed at Denmark’s Executive Vice President of the European Commission Margrethe Vestager for her decision to hire a U.S. economist to advise on competition…
MorePM denounces ‘Putin’s brutality’
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has denounced Russia’s decision to terminate the Black Sea grain deal. After the Kremlin said on Monday that it was ending the agreement that had allowed Ukraine to export…
MoreDenmark still waiting for green light from U.S. to start F-16 training
Although Acting Defence Minister Troels Lund has confirmed that Denmark will start to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 warplanes at the Skrydstrup Air Force Base in Southern Jutland next month the programme still hasn’t…
MoreMette pledges allegiance to USA
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen praised President Biden – and the USA – in glowing terms following a meeting at the Nordic Summit in Finland, Thursday. In an informal briefing with reporters the PM…
MoreDenmark offers ‘security assurances’ to Ukraine
Denmark and its Nordic neighbours have offered security assurances to Ukraine until the country becomes a member of NATO. At a press conference, Wednesday, alongside Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Acting Defence…
MoreGermany finds explosives in mysterious Nord Stream yacht
Germany has found traces of explosives in a yacht they claim was used in the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines off the coast of Bornholm last year. The information has been sent to…
MorePM welcomes Sweden’s NATO membership as Ergodan says yes
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is looking forward to Sweden being confirmed as the next member of NATO at the Western military alliance’s two-day summit gets underway in Vilnius this morning. The PM said…
MoreDefence Minister rejects ‘misguided’ Polish criticism
The government has challenged Polish claims that Denmark and other NATO members aren’t spending enough on defence. In an interview ahead of this week’s NATO summit in Vilnius, Marcin Przydacz, international policy advisor…
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