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Musk’s SpaceX wins billion-dollar US military contract

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The U.S. Space Force has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to build a satellite communication network designed to connect military sensors and weapon platforms worldwide. Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin has received a $188 million NASA contract, which could expand to $280 million, to deliver unmanned rovers to the Moon. NASA also […]

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  • Frederik helped paint his own official portrait – now critics are divided

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    King Frederik picked up the brush himself to help create his first official portrait as monarch – but Danish critics are divided over the finished result. The portrait, created by visual artist Cathrine Raben Davidsen over the past two years, was unveiled Friday evening in the Great Hall at Frederiksborg Castle. It shows King Frederik […]

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  • Minister to regulate Danish wolves after new count

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    The upcoming estimated spring population of wolves in Denmark has provisionally been calculated at approximately 77, according to the calculation method used by Aarhus University and the Natural History Museum in Aarhus. The estimated spring population is calculated using a conversion factor where the number of packs – wolf pairs with pups – which stands […]

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  • Novo Nordisk fined and criticized over Falck deal

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    The Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has received criticism and a fine of 45,000 kroner from the Ethical Board for the Pharmaceutical Industry (Enli) for a collaboration with Falck. DR reports this based on a decision from the independent body. Novo and Falck announced a collaboration at the beginning of the year on a weight […]

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  • Authorities find fraud and errors in 26 of 27 kiosks

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    During an operation at the end of August, the authorities found errors and illegalities in 26 out of 27 selected kiosks in Jutland. This was stated by the Ministry of Taxation and Growth in a press release. Illegal nicotine products, expired food items, and chocolate on which duties had not been paid were found in […]

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  • Denmark allocates nearly 800 million DKK to expand police and intelligence services

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    Denmark will allocate nearly 800 million DKK from 2027 to expand the police and PET, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service. National Police Commissioner Lasse Boje called it one of Denmark’s largest police expansions in several years. “The shot in the arm means that we will have to admit and train a great many officers,” […]

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  • Danish universities open national research forum to study rising antisemitism

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    The University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University will open Denmark’s National Forum for Antisemitism Studies on September 30. The forum will research antisemitism, which includes hatred, prejudice, discrimination or hostility directed against Jewish people. The University of Copenhagen said antisemitism had become more visible in Denmark and abroad in recent years, increasing the need for […]

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  • Volkswagen Group recalls about four million cars over possible steering failure

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    Volkswagen Group is recalling about four million vehicles because a screw in the steering system could break and cause the steering to fail. The recall covers cars sold under the Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Seat brands, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported, according to Norwegian business newspaper Finansavisen. Figures from Germany’s motor vehicle authority show that the […]

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  • Øresund Bridge reopens toward Sweden after oversized truck triggers tunnel alarm

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    The Øresund Bridge was briefly closed to traffic heading toward Sweden on Friday morning after an oversized truck entered the tunnel. The truck was too tall to pass safely through the tunnel, Copenhagen Police duty officer Dyre Sønnicksen said. Its entry activated the tunnel’s alarm system, causing safety barriers to close. The vehicle then had […]

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  • Øresund Bridge closed towards Sweden

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    The Øresund Bridge is closed Friday morning in the direction toward Sweden. This appears from a report from P4 Trafik on dr.dk. This is because a truck has triggered a height alarm. The police are on their way to check the situation. The bridge is expected to be closed in the direction toward Sweden until […]

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  • Denmark awards compensation to 122 Greenlandic women in forced contraception case

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    A total of 122 Greenlandic women have received compensation over the fitting of contraceptive devices without their knowledge or consent, Patienterstatningen told Greenlandic broadcaster KNR. Each woman will receive 300,000 DKK. Patienterstatningen, Denmark’s patient compensation agency, has received 572 applications so far. “We are really, really glad that we have already at this stage been […]

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  • Novo signs licensing agreement with Nanexa worth up to 8.7 billion DKK

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    Novo has signed a licensing agreement worth up to 8.7 billion DKK with Swedish pharmaceutical company Nanexa. The total includes an upfront payment and development milestone payments worth about 4.6 billion DKK, Nanexa said. The Swedish company could also receive royalties in the low single-digit percentage range if products using its technology reach the market. […]

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  • External exam grading reduces socioeconomic gap in Danish writing scores, study finds

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    Removing students’ own teachers from grading written Danish exams has reduced socioeconomic differences in scores, a University of Copenhagen study found. Researcher Jesper Fels Birkelund said the grading gap between students from more and less advantaged families fell by 15 to 20 percent in written composition. “Taking the teacher out of the equation means that […]

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  • NATO commander backs Danish intelligence assessment of growing Russian threat

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    NATO’s supreme commander in Europe, US Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, has described Denmark’s latest assessment of the threat from Russia as “quite well-balanced.” “In this time, we are all countries on the eastern flank,” Grynkewich told Reuters. His comments came after the Danish Defence Intelligence Service, FE, which is responsible for Denmark’s foreign and military intelligence, […]

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  • Netflix to launch ad-supported subscriptions in Denmark from March 2027

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    Netflix will introduce ad-supported subscriptions in Denmark from March 1, 2027, offering users a cheaper alternative to its current plans. The streaming service said prices and further details about the new subscription models will be announced closer to the launch. Users choosing the cheaper option can “expect to see a few short advertisements every hour,” […]

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  • Danish parliament creates cross-party group to tackle harassment of elected officials

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    Denmark’s parliament, the Folketing, is establishing a cross-party group to address physical and psychological harassment of elected officials and improve support for those targeted. The group will include representatives from most parliamentary parties and will be led by Leif Lahn Jensen of the Social Democrats, the Folketing’s first deputy speaker. Jensen called harassment of politicians […]

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  • Copenhagen Metro sets single-weekend passenger record

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    Copenhagen’s metro recorded its busiest weekend ever as the city hosted the World Road Running Championships, with 1.4 million passengers traveling from Friday to Sunday. Metroselskabet, the company that operates the Copenhagen Metro, said around 60,000 runners took part in the one-mile, five-kilometer and half marathon races, while thousands more attended as spectators. The previous […]

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    Man charged with assault after Swedish man died following punch in Copenhagen

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    A 31-year-old man has been charged with assault after a Swedish man was punched during a World Cup viewing event at Islands Brygge in Copenhagen on 30 June.

    The Swedish man, who was 32, died three days later, on 3 July, according to the Copenhagen Police prosecution service.

    The 31-year-old has been charged under section 244 of Denmark’s Penal Code, which covers ordinary assault.

    According to prosecutors, the man struck the Swedish man with a powerful punch from a clenched fist to the left side of his head or neck.

    The blow caused, among other injuries, a rupture of an artery, which led to the Swedish man’s death.

    The 31-year-old is also charged with throwing two beer cans toward a group of people that included the Swedish man. Another person was hit by one of the cans.

    Because the accused has previously been convicted of assault, the case also includes section 247 of the Penal Code. Under that provision, a sentence can be increased by up to half.

    The prosecutor in the case has previously said the 31-year-old faces a prison sentence of between eight and 10 months.

    That is considerably shorter than a sentence under section 245, which covers aggravated assault and can also apply when a victim dies as a result of an assault.

    In this case, prosecutors have charged the man only under the ordinary assault provision.

    Criminal law expert Lotte Helms, an assistant professor at the University of Southern Denmark, previously explained to Ritzau that a single punch with a fist will normally fall under section 244.

    “A punch with a fist will as a starting point be 244, but I cannot rule out that it could fall under 245 if, for example, one has specifically gone after hitting the neck in a specific way,” she said in July.

    “But it will always be a specific and individual assessment, and in the end it is the courts that assess it,” she said.

    The 31-year-old is a Danish citizen. During an earlier court hearing, he said he came to Denmark from Congo when he was four months old.

    The case will be heard at the Copenhagen City Court on 7 October.

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    PET warns of increased Russian espionage and sabotage in Denmark

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    Denmark could face more Russian espionage, influence operations and sabotage if Russia intensifies its hybrid war, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service, PET, says.

    The warning comes in a press release Thursday, following a new threat assessment from the Danish Defence Intelligence Service, FE.

    PET says the expected increase concerns both the scope and nature of Russian espionage, influence and sabotage.

    In Denmark, PET has observed “an increased Russian willingness to take risks and concrete planning and preparation of sabotage”, according to the assessment.

    The threat of increased sabotage is particularly directed at companies in the defense industry and other organizations with a direct connection to military support for Ukraine.

    The warning also applies to possible sabotage and increased espionage targeting what PET describes as “critical infrastructure and other functions vital to society”.

    PET, which handles Denmark’s domestic security, says the threat picture has become more “serious and complex”.

    PET does not provide details about specific countermeasures. The intelligence service says, however, that it “together with the police is implementing the necessary security measures”.

    Dansk Industri, DI, the Confederation of Danish Industry and Denmark’s main employers’ and business association, says companies need to pay attention to their security.

    This applies both to physical security and cybersecurity, according to Rasmus Anderskouv, DI’s deputy director for societal security and emergency preparedness.

    “Hybrid attacks against Denmark and Danish companies are unfortunately a new normal that we have to relate to,” he said in a press release.

    DI describes the situation as serious and calls for closer cooperation between public authorities and the business sector.

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    SMK to renovate Copenhagen museum and display more of its collection

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    Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark’s national gallery in Copenhagen, is planning an “ambitious transformation project” aimed at making its collection accessible to more people.

    The museum, known as SMK, said the project will include renovations and an “architectural rethinking” of its building on Sølvgade, which opened in 1896.

    The project is financed by foundation donations totaling 70.5 million kroner. This includes 15 million kroner from Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond and 8 million kroner from Ny Carlsbergfondet.

    The renovation will respect the original architecture and existing buildings, according to SMK.

    It will allow the museum to display more of its approximately 200,000 works. SMK plans to bring artworks back from castles and ministries, along with works that have rarely or never been shown at the museum.

    The first phase of the new collection exhibitions will focus on European art from the 1300s to the 1800s.

    About half of the works displayed in this section will have never or rarely been shown at SMK. They will include “Susanna in the Bath” by Dutch artist Godefridus Schalcken.

    “We want to create a museum where more people experience that art concerns them, and that the collection is something they have a share in,” director Astrid la Cour said.

    The project will also focus on helping visitors find their way through the museum, improving physical accessibility and highlighting the historical qualities of the original museum building, designed by architect Vilhelm Dahlerup.

    The new exhibitions will open in stages between 2027 and 2029.

    Each stage will focus on one of the museum’s three main collection areas: European art, Danish and Nordic art, and Danish and international art.

    The second phase will focus on Danish and Nordic art from 1750 to 1900. Among the works to be displayed is August Jerndorff’s “Portrait of Marie Oppermann” from 1894.

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    US will pay for new military bases in Greenland, Lars Løkke says

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    The United States will pay for any new American military bases established in Greenland under a new security and defense agreement between the US, Denmark and Greenland, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says.

    “To the extent that the Americans are to build American bases in Greenland, that is of course something that the Americans finance,” Løkke told Ritzau.

    At the same time, Løkke said the agreement contains “no financing elements”.

    US President Donald Trump said Friday that an agreement between the US, Denmark and Greenland was being reached without costs for the United States.

    “There will be no cost to the US,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, with the words “no cost” written in capital letters.

    Asked how that could be the case if the US will finance new bases, Løkke said:

    “You’ll have to ask him about that.”

    “But it is not as though they have to pay ground rent,” he added.

    Løkke said the “further terms” for the two new US military bases in Greenland still need to be agreed upon.

    The bases must also take the environment and Greenlandic lifestyle and culture into account, he said.

    “These are important things that strengthen Greenland in relation to the 1951 agreement,” Løkke said.

    He also emphasized that the US pays for improvements at Pituffik Space Base, the only US military base currently in Greenland.

    “That is, after all, completely obvious,” he said.

    Pituffik Space Base was previously known as Thule Air Base and has around 150 US military personnel stationed there.

    Under the new security and defense agreement, the US has been granted permission to establish new bases in the settlement of Narsarsuaq and in Mestersvig.

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a written response that the new agreement between the three countries “does not concern financing”.

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    Danish intelligence service warns Russia may intensify hybrid attacks against West and NATO

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    Russia is expected to intensify its hybrid war against the West and NATO in the coming months, with attacks becoming more frequent and potentially having greater consequences for affected countries, according to a new assessment from the Danish Defence Intelligence Service, FE.

    The assessment is being presented Thursday at a press conference at Kastellet in Copenhagen.

    FE says the increased threat could include destructive cyberattacks with serious consequences for critical societal functions, as well as sabotage attacks with a high risk of casualties.

    Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus, a member of the Social Democrats, said the situation was serious.

    “The situation is serious, and we take it seriously,” Bruus said.

    “That is why we are standing here today. We are presenting the assessment because having as much openness as possible is important,” he said.

    FE also assesses that there is a “low, but increasing risk” that Russia could launch a limited military attack against one or more NATO countries bordering Russia.

    “It is unlikely that Russia will initiate an actual invasion of a NATO country, but we cannot rule it out,” FE chief Thomas Ahrenkiel said.

    Ahrenkiel said it was new that FE could no longer rule out such an invasion.

    According to the assessment, Russia would need at least six months to prepare for an actual invasion of a NATO country.

    Bruus stressed that the assessment does not concern a possible military attack on Denmark.

    “One is not talking about military attacks on the Kingdom of Denmark” in the assessment, he said.

    Chief of Defence Michael Hyldgaard, who also attended the press conference, said the Danish military is adapting to the assessment.

    “We will fight and win with what we have, and those we fight alongside. That is our task. That is what we are preparing for. We are ready for that – regardless of the threat,” Hyldgaard said.

    The assessment does not concern Greenland or the Faroe Islands, according to the information presented at the press conference.

    The new assessment comes just over a week after a Russian frigate fired flares at a Danish helicopter in international waters off Gedser.

    Ahrenkiel described the incident as “unprofessional behavior” by Russian soldiers aboard the frigate.

    “It is also our impression that such risky behavior was not sanctioned by the Russian military leadership,” he said.

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    Danes have fewer healthy life years than most EU countries

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    People in Italy can expect around 11 more years without health-related limitations than people in Denmark, according to figures from the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat.

    The figures cover healthy life years across the 27 EU countries. Danes have 62.4 healthy life years, while Italy ranks highest at 73.4.

    Healthy life years measure the number of years a person can expect to live without limitations in daily life because of health. Eurostat’s indicator is based on people’s own assessment of their health.

    Denmark ranks below 18 other countries in the figures.

    Neighboring Sweden and Norway also rank above Denmark, with 67.5 and 64.8 healthy life years respectively.

    Diabetes Association calls for greater focus on prevention

    The Diabetes Association has described the Danish figures as a “health alarm.”

    “Because the figures show that we in Denmark have dragged our feet for too long when it comes to health promotion and preventing chronic illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, which is growing explosively,” the association’s CEO, Claus Richter, said in a press release.

    The Eurostat figures cover 2024. It is the first year in which Denmark’s figures have been calculated using the same method as the rest of the EU.

    Life expectancy in Denmark has increased year by year. But Richter said the figures show that Danes are living longer “but not better.”

    He attributed this in part to a health care system that prioritizes treatment over health promotion and prevention.

    He also pointed to what he described as an outdated financial silo mentality, in which an expense in one area “can rarely be justified” by gains in another.

    “It is a tragedy for each individual, but also for our society. Illness pulls many thousands of full-time equivalent jobs out of the workforce. Therefore, there is a need for a paradigm shift where we view prevention and health promotion as an investment – not an expense,” he said.

    The Diabetes Association is proposing that Denmark set a national target for healthy life years in legislation.

    Its vision for 2045 is for Denmark to be among the European countries with the highest number of healthy life years.

    Among its proposals is the creation of a Health Economics Council that would assess and prioritize preventive measures based on their long-term value.

    The Diabetes Association is due to present the proposal Thursday morning at a health policy debate at Christiansborg, the seat of Denmark’s parliament, the Folketinget.

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    Denmark’s wolf population rises to 77 as government considers regulation

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    Denmark’s wolf population has grown to 77, an increase of 28 from the previous monitoring year, according to a new count by Aarhus University and the Natural History Museum Aarhus.

    The figures are included in a memo from the Agency for Green Land Transformation and Water Environment.

    The population is approaching a size at which it may become possible to regulate the predator, Nature and Animal Welfare Minister Christian Rabjerg Madsen said in comments to DR and TV 2.

    The ministry will now count the wolves individually. It expects that the results will allow Denmark to “demonstrate to the EU that the wolf has a favorable conservation status.”

    “Then we can begin hunting, and we should,” Rabjerg Madsen told DR.

    According to the Danish Nature Agency, a species has a favorable conservation status when its population development shows that it can maintain itself in the long term.

    Wolves have been protected under the EU Habitats Directive since 1992. The directive “prohibits deliberate killing.”

    In Denmark, the protection is implemented through the Hunting and Game Management Act, which prohibits hunting or capturing wolves. Shooting a wolf can result in a fine or imprisonment for up to two years.

    However, the Agency for Green Land Transformation and Water Environment can grant permission to regulate, meaning shoot, an individual wolf in special circumstances.

    The authorities can grant permission if there is no other solution and the action does not threaten the wolf’s natural range.

    This can include cases involving “public health, safety, and security, or to prevent serious damage to livestock and other forms of property.”

    An exemption can also be granted if a wolf “lacks an instinctive shyness towards humans.”

    The 77 wolves are spread across 11 packs, which have produced a total of 61 pups this year. There are also two pairs of wolves and two lone male wolves in Denmark.

    They have been identified in at least 15 locations, all in Jutland, from Løgumkloster in Southern Jutland to the northernmost part of Northern Jutland.

    Wolves may also be present in three additional locations, but further investigations are needed to confirm this.

    Without “human persecution,” the Danish wolf population is expected to continue growing.

    The wolf returned to Denmark from Germany in 2012 after being absent from the country for almost 200 years.

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    Rare Amur leopard cub born at Copenhagen Zoo

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    A new resident has arrived among the leopards at Copenhagen Zoo after an Amur leopard gave birth to a cub last week.

    The zoo announced the birth in a press release.

    The Amur leopard is “the rarest subspecies of leopard,” according to zoological director Mads Berthelsen.

    “Even though the species is experiencing slight growth, there are still only around 110 individuals in the wild,” he said in the press release.

    Amur leopards generally live alone in the wild. The newborn cub is still small and blind, however, and is completely dependent on its mother.

    The mother spends most of her time with the cub and only leaves for short periods, including to find food.

    Because of this, zookeepers are keeping their distance for now. They are monitoring the cub’s development by listening for sounds from the stable.

    Zoo visitors will also have to wait before they can see the cub.

    “The first weeks are about giving the mother and the cub as much peace as possible. We expect it will take about two months – maybe a little longer – before the cub begins to come out enough that guests can have the opportunity to experience it,” Berthelsen said.

    In addition to the approximately 110 Amur leopards known to live in the wild, 93 males and 97 females are kept in zoos around the world, according to the international zoological database Zims.

    Only one Amur leopard cub has been registered in the database over the past 12 months, Copenhagen Zoo said.

    This does not necessarily mean the animals are having difficulty breeding, Berthelsen said.

    “We are increasingly seeing that zoos choose not to let their animals breed because they are concerned about what to do with any surplus offspring,” he said.

    The Amur leopard lives mainly in the Primorye region of southeastern Russia. In summer, temperatures in the large forest area can reach 40 degrees Celsius, while winter temperatures can fall below minus 30 degrees.

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    September brings reduced grocery prices at several Danish discount supermarkets

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    Cold cuts, filter coffee, chocolate and olive oil were among the products that became cheaper in Denmark in September, according to a monthly analysis by food price monitoring service Madprisluppen.

    Overall shelf prices were slightly lower than in August, with the decline most noticeable at discount chains Lidl, 365discount, Rema 1000 and Netto.

    Online supermarket Nemlig.com has also lowered prices because it matches the prices of nearly 400 products sold by Rema 1000.

    “The cheapest baskets have become cheaper, and the distance from the cheapest to the most expensive basket has grown larger,” Madprisluppen commercial manager Lars Smidt said.

    Consumers now pay 27 percent more for the most expensive shopping basket than for the cheapest, with Lidl and Rema 1000 offering the lowest-priced baskets, according to Smidt.

    Lidl began cutting prices on a range of products in May as part of its permanent low-price program. Rema 1000, Netto and 365discount soon followed.

    A survey conducted by analysis institute Norstat for Lidl found that seven in 10 Danes know about the permanent low-price concept and have bought products at permanent low prices. More than half said they prefer stores with permanent low prices to stores offering frequent special deals.

    Lidl Denmark purchasing director Peer Sandtner said the chain now has permanent low prices on more than 300 products.

    Smidt said it remains uncertain whether grocery prices will continue falling across supermarket chains. Higher oil and gasoline prices could eventually affect food prices, he said.

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    Hilary Duff’s ‘Lucky Me’ tour is coming to Copenhagen next year

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    American singer and actress Hilary Duff will perform in Denmark next year as she expands her upcoming tour with 32 additional concerts.

    The 38-year-old will play at Royal Arena in Copenhagen on May 20, 2027.

    The additional concerts follow strong demand across several countries and will take Duff’s ‘Lucky Me’ tour through Europe, Latin America and the U.S.

    The newly announced part of the tour begins in Madrid on May 7, 2027. Duff is also scheduled to perform in cities including Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris and Stockholm.

    General ticket sales begin Friday, October 2, 2026.

    Duff became widely known as a child actor through the Disney series Lizzie McGuire, which ran from 2001 to 2004. She also appeared in the 2003 film of the same name.

    In 2003, Duff released the album Metamorphosis, which included the song ‘Come Clean.’ She is also behind ‘What Dreams Are Made Of’ from the same year.

    Duff later appeared in films including A Cinderella Story and The Perfect Man.

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    Denmark plans up to 1 billion DKK for global fund supporting education in developing countries

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    Denmark could become one of the four largest contributors to the Global Partnership for Education under a new funding plan running through 2030.

    The government plans to provide up to 1 billion DKK to the global education fund, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release Wednesday.

    The funding would begin with 250 million DKK in 2027 and reach a total of up to 1 billion DKK by 2030.

    The money is intended to support education in developing countries.

    “Education is one of the best investments we can make, both for the children who directly benefit from Denmark’s support, but also for Denmark itself,” Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said during the UN General Assembly in New York.

    The funding is included in the government’s proposed 2027 finance bill. It is conditional on the proposal being passed and the funding being approved annually by the Folketing, Denmark’s parliament.

    The announcement comes as the global education fund faces financial pressure, with several donors expected to reduce their contributions.

    Rasmussen said better access to education could also support economic development.

    “When more children in the world’s poorest countries go to school and learn to read and do math, it creates fertile ground for economic growth and new markets for Danish business,” he said.

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    Updated Greenland defense deal maintains U.S. military access but keeps nuclear weapons ban

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    The updated defense agreement between Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. does not introduce new restrictions on how the American military can use its bases in Greenland, according to Danish government officials.

    Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of the Social Democrats and Greenland’s head of government signed the agreement with the U.S. in New York on Tuesday.

    The agreement largely confirms rights granted under a 1951 defense deal, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of the Moderates said.

    “But subtracting that, the agreement is an opportunity for the US to establish itself with a military footprint in Greenland, as they already can,” Rasmussen said.

    One restriction remains unchanged: nuclear weapons are prohibited in Greenland.

    The issue has historical significance. In 1957, Danish Prime Minister H.C. Hansen secretly allowed the U.S. to keep nuclear weapons in Greenland. In 1968, a U.S. B-52 bomber carrying hydrogen bombs crashed near Thule, causing radioactive contamination.

    Denmark and the U.S. subsequently agreed that nuclear weapons could not be kept in Greenland.

    Rasmussen said the new agreement does not give the U.S. greater military access than it already had.

    “The important thing for us is that our nuclear policy is intact, and that in this context we do not give the US any greater access than they actually had beforehand,” he said.

    The agreement also introduces stricter requirements for the U.S. to protect Greenland’s environment. American military bases have previously caused pollution affecting local communities.

    Before the updated agreement can take effect, it must be approved by Inatsisartut, Greenland’s parliament, and Folketing, Denmark’s parliament.

  • News round up

    Young man stabbed at Brøndbyøster Station

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    A young man was stabbed with a knife at Brøndbyøster Station on Wednesday.
    A young man was stabbed with a knife at Brøndbyøster Station on Wednesday, Copenhagen West Police said on Politi Update.

    The man was taken to Rigshospitalet for treatment. Police said they could not immediately provide information about his condition.

    Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the stabbing.

    Copenhagen West Police’s press unit told Ritzau shortly before 4 p.m. that it would not provide further information about the case at that time.

    Police were still working at the scene Wednesday afternoon. S-trains were running but were not stopping at Brøndbyøster Station, according to DSB’s website.

    According to Ekstra Bladet, the area around the station was cordoned off and several patrol cars were at the scene. The newspaper also reported that an ambulance had been seen leaving from the northern side of the station.

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    Mette Frederiksen says Greenland-Denmark-US defense agreement depends on NATO membership

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    The security and defense agreement between the United States, Greenland and Denmark is based on all three parties being members of NATO, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday evening.

    “If the USA withdraws from the agreement, it thus no longer applies,” Frederiksen said after the agreement was signed.

    “It is a very clear premise for this agreement that the countries that have signed the agreement are in NATO. All three countries are now,” she said.

    Frederiksen pointed to a change from the original agreement signed in 1951: Greenland is now fully included in the agreement.

    “In connection with an independence process, if that situation should arise, this agreement conditions a membership of NATO for an independent Greenland. That is the change,” she said.

    “But the entire foundation of the agreement is that we are members of NATO. And I have no expectations that the USA will withdraw from NATO,” Frederiksen said.

    The agreement was signed Tuesday by Frederiksen, Greenland’s head of government, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, and U.S. President Donald Trump.

    The signing took place in New York during the United Nations General Assembly.

    After the agreement was signed, Nielsen said that Greenland’s population must now rebuild trust in the United States.

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    Stena Line orders two hybrid ferries for Frederikshavn-Gothenburg route

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    Stena Line has ordered two new hybrid ferries for the route between Frederikshavn and Gothenburg, with the vessels expected to enter service in 2030.

    The company announced the order in a press release Wednesday.

    The ferries will be built at a shipyard in China. They will be E-Flexer vessels with room for 1,500 passengers.

    The hybrid ferries will run on both electricity and conventional fuel. They are expected to continue doing so until charging options allow them to operate fully on electricity.

    “It is a historic investment for Stena Line, which gives us the opportunity to take another step in the sustainable modernization of our fleet,” Niclas Mårtensson, CEO of Stena Line, said.

    “They support our goal of reducing CO₂ emissions and preparing the fleet for future environmental requirements,” he said.

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    363,600 allergy sufferers must renew prescriptions to keep medication subsidy

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    Some 363,600 people who receive prescription allergy medication in Denmark will need to renew their prescriptions if they want to continue receiving a subsidy.

    The Danish Medicines Agency announced the changes following a new decision on subsidies for prescription allergy medicines.

    Under the new rules, subsidies for some medicines will only be available to specific patient groups, while other patients will no longer be eligible for a subsidy.

    If a patient is no longer eligible for a subsidy for their current medicine, they can ask their doctor for a prescription for another medicine with the same effect that is eligible for a subsidy.

    Patients who experience side effects or cannot use an alternative for other reasons can have their doctor apply for an individual subsidy.

    The changes affect various nasal sprays, eye drops, tablets and capsules, according to the Danish Medicines Agency.

    Patients who can use an alternative will no longer be able to receive a subsidy for medicines including Allergone, Altifex, Benadryl, Beconase and Benarhin once the changes take effect on February 1, 2027.

    Around 750,000 people in Denmark receive prescription allergy medication. The Danish Medicines Agency encourages patients to check its website to see whether they are affected.

    The decision follows a recommendation from the Reimbursement Committee, which advises the Danish Medicines Agency on medicine subsidies.

    Deciding which medicines should receive subsidies is part of the Danish Medicines Agency’s routine work.

  • Nationalbank expects Danish economy to grow 4% this year

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    Denmark’s economy is expected to grow 4% this year, according to a new forecast from Danmarks Nationalbank, Denmark’s central bank. The forecast marks a sharp increase from the central bank’s previous projection in March, when it expected gross domestic product, or GDP, to grow 1.8% this year. The stronger performance is driven in particular by […]

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    Danish parties broadly support Greenland security agreement with the United States

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    There appears to be broad political support in Denmark for a new security and defense agreement between Denmark, Greenland and the United States.

    The agreement, signed Tuesday in New York by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Greenland’s head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen and U.S. President Donald Trump, must now go through approval procedures in Greenland’s parliament, Inatsisartut, and the Folketing, Denmark’s national parliament.

    The agreement is intended to strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic. The signing took place at the United Nations headquarters during the U.N. General Assembly.

    Trump has repeatedly expressed a desire for the United States to own Greenland, citing national and international security concerns. His statements led to a prolonged diplomatic crisis between the United States, Denmark and Greenland.

    Several Danish political parties have welcomed the agreement, including Venstre, the Conservative Party, the Red-Green Alliance and the Denmark Democrats.

    Venstre’s chairman, Troels Lund Poulsen, described the agreement as “an extraordinarily good agreement.”

    Poulsen was defense minister in the former SVM government, a coalition between the Social Democrats, Venstre and the Moderates, and played a significant role in the negotiations with the Trump administration.

    “It is a joyful day for Greenland, Denmark, the Realm, and for the cooperation with the USA in the future,” he told TV 2 on Tuesday.

    When Frederiksen held a press conference for Danish media in New York, she gave particular thanks to Poulsen for his efforts. Poulsen described it as “beautiful” that the agreement had become a reality.

    The Conservative Party’s chairman, Mona Juul, also praised the agreement on Facebook.

    “An agreement has been reached. And that is unequivocally good. Therefore, I would also like to praise the enormous political and diplomatic work that preceded the agreement,” she wrote.

    The Denmark Democrats’ chairman, Inger Støjberg, also expressed support.

    “It is an agreement we can be proud of, because it both emphasizes our sovereignty and cements NATO’s presence,” she told TV 2 on Tuesday, referring to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

    The Red-Green Alliance, a party that supports the government in parliament, also backed the agreement.

    “It is an agreement that does not in any way alter Danish sovereignty. An agreement that Greenland signs with Denmark and the USA. They have stayed within the red lines,” the party’s Greenland spokesperson, Trine Pertou Mach, told Jyllands-Posten on Tuesday.

    The agreement will enter into force only after the necessary parliamentary procedures have been completed.

  • Danish government halts new conventional pig farm expansions for 12 months

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    The Danish government is immediately introducing a temporary halt on the expansion or establishment of new conventional pig production. Under the measure, conventional pig producers will not be able to obtain permission to build new pig barns or expand existing facilities for the next 12 months. The government says the halt is intended to prevent […]

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  • El Niño-linked heat could cause 451,000 deaths worldwide

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    Higher temperatures could lead to 451,000 deaths worldwide between September and February, according to a forecast from the Climate Impact Lab, a research unit at the University of Chicago. The temperature increases are largely linked to El Niño, a climate phenomenon that is expected to become particularly strong in the coming months, according to the […]

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    Government allocates 500 million DKK to help prevent rural school closures

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    Small public schools in rural areas are set to receive more state support as falling numbers of children put some schools at risk of closing.

    The government is allocating 500 million DKK through 2030 to support small schools and slow further closures.

    Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs Pia Olsen Dyhr from the Socialist People’s Party, is presenting the plan today at a visit to a school in Toksværd in Næstved Municipality, according to TV2 ØST.

    “A school is a gathering point for parents, teachers, and students, and they help create local life and connection in our rural districts,” Dyhr said.

    The initiative follows a commitment in the government’s platform from June to prevent a new wave of school closures. Small public schools in rural areas are also expected to receive greater financial support and more freedom.

    One school facing possible closure is Vesterlandsskolen’s branch in Hyllinge. Only fifty-four students attend this school, and Næstved Municipality’s administration has proposed ending teaching and after-school care there from August 1, 2027.

    Closing the branch would save 7.53 million DKK annually from 2028. The proposal has not been approved, and the city council is expected to adopt its budget on October 6.

    School board chair Karina Wolan said additional state funding could help keep the Hyllinge branch open.

    “If it means that the school can be allowed to exist, that would be wonderful,” she said.

    It remains unclear how the 500 million DKK will be distributed, which municipalities will qualify and whether the funding is included in the government’s previously announced five billion DKK annual investment in children, daycare, schools and leisure.

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    Denmark ends 2024 disability agreement as government prepares new reforms

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    Social Affairs Minister Monika Rubin of the Moderates says the government wants more freedom to change Denmark’s disability system after withdrawing from a political agreement reached two years ago.

    The framework agreement was signed in May 2024 by the government and Liberal Alliance, the Conservative People’s Party and the Social Liberal Party. It was not a formal political settlement with special rules governing withdrawal.

    “With the framework agreement, one had bound oneself in a way that made it more difficult than it needs to be to cooperate broadly across the Folketing,” Rubin said, referring to Denmark’s parliament.

    “The original agreement has outlived its potential,” she added.

    When the deal was reached, then-Social Affairs Minister Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil of the Social Democrats described it as a “completely new chapter in Danish disability policy” and the “first major agreement in the disability area ever.”

    Rubin’s Moderates also supported the agreement at the time.

    Rubin now says she will work on initiatives involving “fundamental changes to the disability area,” with more trust, structure and coordination of professional expertise around people with disabilities.

    The decision drew different responses from other parties.

    Katrine Daugaard, social affairs spokesperson for Liberal Alliance, a Danish liberal party, accused Rubin of “running away from an agreement.” She said ending it risks “more uniform, mediocre public services, less specialization, and less freedom of choice.”

    Torsten Gejl, political spokesperson for the Alternative, a Danish green party that was not part of the agreement, welcomed the decision.

    “The framework agreement for disability, which has tightened the finances in the disability area and made people with disabilities feel like a cost-cutting exercise, was suddenly dropped this evening. That is fantastic,” Gejl wrote on X.

  • News round up

    Seven educators win prestigious teaching award and prize money of 500,000 DKK each

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    Queen Mary and Minister for Research, Education and Digitalization Christina Egelund will present the Teaching Prize 2026 to teachers from seven higher education institutions.

    The award recognizes educators for inspiring and engaging students, the Ministry of Research, Education and Digitalization said in a press release.

    Each recipient receives 500,000 DKK. Of that amount, 200,000 DKK is a personal award, while 300,000 DKK must be used to develop new teaching activities.

    The awards will be presented at the Opera in Copenhagen.

    “For this year’s seven prize recipients, good teaching is about awakening the students’ curiosity and creating engagement,” Egelund, from the Moderates, said.

    She added that the recipients had also created learning environments where students felt comfortable asking questions and making mistakes.

    The seven recipients come from different areas of higher education.

    Assistant Professor Amalie Trangbæk teaches political science at Aarhus University. Assistant Lecturer Brian Jørgensen teaches communication design at Design School Kolding, while Associate Professor Bjarne Schmidt teaches mathematics, physics and engineering didactics at the University of Southern Denmark.

    The other recipients are Associate Professor Lars Plauborg Pedersen from Syddansk Erhvervsakademi, Associate Professor René Kirk Johansen from the maritime and polytechnic education center Martec, Associate Professor Gry Segoli from Københavns Professionshøjskole and Associate Professor Lene Krogstrup Jakobsen from UC SYD in Esbjerg.

    Educational institutions nominate candidates for the prize each year. Relevant groups of rectors then assess the nominations and decide which candidates are put forward to the Minister for Research, Education and Digitalization.

  • News round up

    Most Danish newspapers heap praise Greenland defense deal; some remain only cautiously optimistic

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    Several Danish newspapers said Wednesday that Denmark and Greenland welcomed the new security and defense agreement, even as they raised questions about its consequences.

    Berlingske called the deal a “triumph for wise and persistent diplomacy” in an editorial.

    “If the agreement turns out to be worth the paper it is written on, foreign policy history was written in New York on Tuesday,” the newspaper wrote.

    Politiken described the agreement signed by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Greenland’s head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen and U.S. President Donald Trump as a “diplomatic masterpiece.”

    Politiken said the deal protects Greenland’s territorial integrity, but also described it as a high-risk agreement whose details remain open to interpretation.

    Kristeligt Dagblad called it a “historic agreement on the security of the Kingdom of Denmark’s Arctic area” and said the Danish government could be satisfied with the result.

    Other newspapers focused more strongly on the risks.

    Ekstra Bladet described the agreement as a costly victory. It raised concerns that the U.S. could use Greenland for activities unrelated to NATO, including establishing its “Golden Dome” missile defense system there.

    “We are paying a high, but unavoidable price,” Ekstra Bladet wrote. “We can well call it a victory, as long as we remember how dearly it was bought.”

    Information described the agreement as a victory for the Kingdom of Denmark but also as a “submission to a tyrannical superior power.”

    Despite its positive assessment of the agreement, Berlingske also warned that uncertainty remains because Trump is president.

  • Police arrest 16 people while clearing occupied allotment area in Aarhus

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    Police arrested 16 people Tuesday while clearing an abandoned allotment area in Aarhus that had been occupied by a group. East Jutland Police said 15 people were arrested at about 5 a.m. and charged with trespassing. A 16th person was arrested at 12:23 p.m. after climbing a tree and refusing to come down. Four people […]

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  • Danish authorities issue safety advice for hunters using dogs in areas with wolves

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    Danish hunters should take precautions when using dogs in areas where wolves have been recorded, according to new official guidance. The Agency for Green Land Transformation and Water Environment published the advice with the Danish Hunters’ Association, a national hunting organization, and the Danish Kennel Club, an association for dog owners and breeders. Hunters are […]

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  • Danish appeals court orders couple detained over alleged sale of Hamas-related clothing

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    Denmark’s Eastern High Court on Tuesday ordered a 39-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman held for four weeks in a case involving the alleged sale of clothing with Hamas-related designs. The decision overturned a ruling by the Court of Glostrup, which had ordered the couple released less than one week earlier. The two had not […]

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  • M3 Metro tracks were closed as police investigate suspicious activity in tunnel

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    Copenhagen Police conducted investigations on Tuesday in a tunnel tube in the metro between Nørrebro and Nørrebros Runddel. This was due to investigations of what the police call “a suspicious circumstance”. The police reported this on the messaging service Politi Update on Tuesday noon. In connection with the police investigation, metro traffic on a part […]

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  • Danish consumer confidence falls as households grow more worried about personal finances

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    Danish consumers became slightly more pessimistic about their own finances and the wider economy in September, according to Statistics Denmark, the national statistics agency. The consumer confidence indicator fell to minus 13.7 from minus 13.1 in August. The indicator is based on a survey of a representative group of Danish adults. Participants assess their personal […]

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  • Higher fuel prices expected to cost SAS an additional 2 billion DKK this year

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    Higher fuel prices are expected to cost Scandinavian airline SAS an additional 3.4 billion SEK, equal to about 2.2 billion DKK, during its current financial year. SAS commercial director Paul Verhagen told Finans that jet fuel prices had more than doubled. “Before March, the jet fuel price was around 700 dollars per ton. Now it […]

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  • Denmark indefinitely delays 10 billion DKK support plan for agricultural climate technology

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    The Danish government has indefinitely postponed a 10 billion DKK support program for pyrolysis, a technology central to parliament’s plan for reducing agricultural emissions. The funding tender was expected to have an application deadline in 2027. However, the government said the technology and market are not ready, Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten reported. “The tender is postponed […]

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  • Langeland cuts elder care and closes nursing home after municipality reports funding shortage

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    Langeland Municipality will close a nursing home, reduce home cleaning services and end an early after-school care program under a budget agreement approved by the full municipal council. The municipality described the measures as broad and far-reaching cuts. Langeland said Denmark’s system for distributing money among municipalities does not provide fair financial conditions. It estimates […]

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    Denmark, Greenland and USA to sign Arctic security agreement Tuesday in New York

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    The leaders of Denmark, Greenland and the United States are expected to sign a security and defense agreement concerning Greenland on Tuesday.

    The ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. local time, or 4:30 p.m. Danish time, at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

    The Danish Prime Minister’s Office described it as “a joint agreement that strengthens security in the Arctic and the North Atlantic region.”

    The agreement will be signed by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, US President Donald Trump and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, head of Naalakkersuisut, Greenland’s government.

    Few details about the agreement have been released since it was announced Friday.

    Trump said on Truth Social that the agreement gives the United States “permanent control over security and all other necessities in Greenland.”

    Frederiksen has said the agreement recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark, as well as Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.

    “We are not ceding sovereignty, and I can give a guarantee that I never will as Danish prime minister,” Frederiksen told Danish broadcasters DR and TV 2 on Monday.

    She said sovereignty could be maintained alongside closer defense cooperation with other countries.

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    USA plans military bases in southern and eastern Greenland under expected defense agreement

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    The USA plans to reopen a former military base in Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland and establish a military presence on Greenland’s east coast, Reuters reported Monday.

    The eastern site is currently used by the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, a Danish military unit operating in Greenland.

    Reuters attributed the information to three unnamed sources familiar with a defense agreement involving Greenland, Denmark and the USA. Danish public broadcaster DR also reported that the USA plans two new bases.

    The agreement’s text has not been published, and its details may change before it is signed, Reuters reported.

    Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, US President Donald Trump and Greenlandic head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen are expected to sign the agreement Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

    The Danish Prime Minister’s Office said the agreement would strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic.

    Trump has said it gives the USA “permanent control over security and all other necessities in Greenland.”

    Frederiksen of the Social Democrats said the agreement recognizes the Kingdom of Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.

    “We do not surrender sovereignty, and I can give a guarantee that I will never do that as Danish prime minister,” Frederiksen told DR and Danish broadcaster TV 2.