Parliament wipes out public holiday – more work from 2024
The government’s unpopular proposal to scrap the Great Prayer Day public holiday from 2024 was passed by a narrow parliamentary majority, Tuesday. The ruling coalition has claimed the extra work day per year…
MoreEx-security chief issues cyber warning
Danish companies and authorities have taken security breaches far too easily and unless hacker attacks are rebuffed Denmark will continue to support Russia’s agenda, a former head of the Centre for Cyber Security…
MoreHacker group shuts down hospital, airport websites
The websites of hospitals throughout the Capital Region were taken down by a hacker attack, Sunday. Hacker group Anonymous Sudan claimed responsibility as revenge for the recent Koran-burning stunts by Danish anti-Islamist Rasmus…
MoreForeign Minister: ‘I’m just as Ukrainian as the Ukrainians’
The war in Ukraine won’t be over until Crimea is back in Ukrainian hands, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in an interview with Weekendavisen ahead of today’s anniversary of the Russian invasion….
MoreGrand coalition suffers voter backlash
The government would suffer an embarrassing defeat if an election was held today. A new Epinion poll for DR News shows the three coalition parties, collectively, would lose 20 seats and their overall…
MoreEx-defence minister charged with leaking classified information
Former defence minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has been formally charged with leaking highly classified state secrets. Mr Frederiksen, who served as defence minister from 2016 to 2019 when he was known as ex-prime…
MoreForeign Minister calls for ‘upscaling’ of EU defence industry to meet Ukrainian demands
The European defence industry needs a drastic upscaling, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said at a ministers meeting in Brussels, Monday, after Josep Borrell, the EU’s top diplomat, said the European Union is…
MorePM: If Putin isn’t stopped he’ll invade other countries
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned there’s a ‘significant risk’ that Russia will invade other countries if Ukraine loses the war. In an interview with TV2 on the sidelines of the Munich Security…
MoreRussia lashes out at Denmark for Nord Stream failure
Russia’s foreign minister, Sergej Lavrov, has accused Denmark of ‘behaving disgracefully’ after a leading investigative journalist accused the United States of responsibility for the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2…
MoreNew funding for Ukraine’s defence
Denmark has agreed to join the UK, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden in a DKK1.7bn ($230m) donation to boost Ukraine’s defence capability, including drones, ammunition, air defence, and electronic warfare, the first package of…
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