Denmark fails to live up to NATO commitment
The Danish military has failed to live up to 14 of the 17 country-specific goals laid out in NATO’s Strengthened Resilience Commitment. An internal Defence Ministry note from August 10th, 2022, ‘Description of…
MoreNew poll signals disaster for government
The government would suffer a resounding defeat if an election was held today. The latest Megafon poll shows no more than 38% of the electorate would vote for the three coalition partners, compared…
MoreIranian woman wins Supreme Court passport battle
A Danish-Iranian woman who was stripped of her passport in 2020 after she joined the Islamic State (ISIS) could now return to Denmark after the Supreme Court yesterday overruled the Immigration Ministry’s decision….
MoreDefence spending at all-time high
Danish defence spending rose to DKK 38.7bn ($5.5bn) last year, the highest amount ever and an increase of DKK5.5bn ($730m) on 2021. At 1.38% of GDP, spending is gradually edging towards the NATO…
MoreAnti-Islamist banned from UK
Anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan has been barred from entering the UK where he was planning a new Koran-burning stunt this week. In a Twitter video, the far-right politician warned that he would burn a copy of…
MoreHawkish Denmark stands firm on war
A 10-country poll taken one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows Denmark is in a group of ‘hawks’ that are ready to go further for Ukrainian independence than other countries. The ECFR…
MorePM ‘open’ to sending fighter jets to Ukraine
Denmark could follow in Poland’s footsteps and send fighter jets to Ukraine. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed, Thursday, that donations of fighter jets are being considered after Poland announced it will become the…
MoreOECD critical of Denmark’s anti-bribery efforts
The OECD has urged Denmark to increase efforts to combat foreign bribery. According to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery, Denmark gives insufficient priority to preventing, detecting and sanctioning…
MoreDenmark excludes Russia from pipelines probe
Denmark will continue to deny Russia permission to participate in the ongoing investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 & 2 pipelines off the coast of Bornholm. At a press conference,…
MorePipelines explosions – Putin points the finger at U.S.
Russian gas giant Gazprom claims to have found new evidence in the Nord Stream pipelines affair. In an interview with Russian state-owned media, President Putin confirmed that a ship rented by Gazprom had…
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