Denmark and the Netherlands to take the lead in training F-16 pilots
Denmark and the Netherlands have been designated as the lead countries in the training of Ukrainian pilots for F-16 fighter jets, according to an announcement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The…
MoreWhite House visit fuels speculation about PM’s future
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has dismissed media speculation that her invitation to the White House next month is a sign she could be in line to succeed Jens Stoltenberg as NATO secretary general…
MoreOpposition: Government’s cash surplus reveals Great Prayer Day hoax
Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen has urged the government to reinstate the Great Prayer Day public holiday after new figures showed state coffers are overflowing with cash. Since coming to power in December…
MoreDenmark will host peace summit – with conditions
Denmark would be willing to host a peace summit this summer between Ukraine and Russia but only if big countries such as China, India, and Brazil are willing to participate, Foreign Minister Lars…
MoreDefence Minister: Training Ukrainian pilots could lead to donation of F-16s
Denmark is moving ahead with plans to train Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets. After U.S. President Joe Biden told G7 leaders in Japan on Friday that Washington supports joint allied training…
MoreDubai court orders British tax scammer to repay billions
Dubai’s highest court has issued an order for British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah to repay DKK 8.59 billion (approx USD 1.7b) to the Danish state, to replace funds that he misappropriated in…
MoreLøkke unveils new foreign policy strategy – ‘pragmatic idealism’
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen presented Denmark’s re-vamped foreign and security policy, Tuesday, a shift from the previous ‘values based’ approach to ‘pragmatic idealism’ and a direct response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine….
MoreEstonian PM in Copenhagen: Russia needs to suffer stinging defeat
Russia needs to suffer a ‘humiliating defeat’ in Ukraine – the clear-cut message from Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, during talks in Copenhagen with her Danish counterpart, Mette Frederiksen, Monday. Estonia and Denmark…
MoreIslamic State mother and kids offered evacuation from Syria but not wanted in Denmark
Even though a Moroccan woman and her two Danish children living in a Syrian detention camp have been offered free passage to Denmark there should be no doubt that they aren’t wanted in…
MoreDenmark shifts border control measures from Sweden to Germany
Denmark is lifting its border control measures with Sweden today and redirecting resources towards Germany. The move comes as Denmark seeks to tackle rising levels of organised crime in the capital region. The…
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