Section: Denmark
Dual-citizen Danes not impacted by travel ban after all
No Danes with dual citizenships from one of the seven nations on the new and highly-contentious US travel ban list will be impacted after all. According to the foreign minister, Anders Samuelsen, Danes who also have passports from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Iran and Libya will not be denied entry to the US as a result of the temporary...
Denmark maintaining focus on Ukraine’s challenges
The foreign minister, Anders Samuelsen, is currently in Ukraine discussing ongoing reforms and meeting with the Ukrainian government and civil society. Samuelsen will also visit east Ukraine, where conflict with Russian-supported separatists in still ongoing, to meet Danish OSCE observers and international organisations working at the front line....
Red or dead: Liverpool FC never walks alone in Denmark
These are rough times for Liverpool fans. As if having to endure their bitter rivals Manchester United gobbling up title after title over the last 25 years wasn’t bad enough, the past week has seen the club knocked out of both domestic cups. But there’s some good news for the Merseyside club as they’ll never face having to walk...
Denmark remains world’s least corrupt nation
For the fourth year in a row, Denmark is the country in the world with the least amount of corruption in the public sector – well … tied for first. In Transparency International’s annual report, Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 (here in English), Denmark ranked top alongside New Zealand with a score of 90. “The Danes can be proud that we...
Woz’s ‘American cousin’ in Oz as well: Raised abroad, her parents are Danish
Ahead of the start of the Australian Open, the first grand slam of the 2017 tennis season, the Danish media are talking up the prospects of not one, but two home-grown players in the women’s draw. The cynics will tell you that neither is Danish, however. Caroline Wozniacki, ranked number 17 in the tournament following a good end to 2016,...
Danish football association sceptical about World Cup expansion
The decision by the international football governing body FIFA to expand the World Cup to 48 teams has not been well met by the Danish football association DBU. DBU chairman Jesper Møller and head coach Åge Hareide both voiced their concern at the expansion plans, which will involve 16 groups of three teams each at the 2026 World Cup....
Danish wind energy helping green growth and development in Ethiopia
Danish wind energy competencies will in the future assist sustainable transition in Ethiopia after the two nations signed a new agreement regarding the expansion of wind energy in the east African nation. The Energy, Supply and Climate Ministry will co-operate with the Foreign Ministry and Energinet.dk to contribute to the program ‘Accelerating...
News in Digest: An all-out Asian sensation
Never one to turn down a chance to improve bilateral relations, Denmark has been thriving of late in Asia, where there has been good news in a number of different countries, including Iran, South Korea, Singapore and Lebanon. Lars is a Seoul man Danish PM Lars Løkke Rasmussen visited South Korea as part of a business delegation from October 23-25...
Danish PM taking part in Paris terror attack commemoration
Lars Løkke Rasmussen travelled to Paris today to meet French President Francois Hollande and take part in the one-year anniversary commemorations for the victims of the gruesome terror attack in Paris last year. The Danish prime minister will take part in the memorial at the Place de la Republique in Paris, which will pay tribute to the 130...
Danish industry well placed to prosper in Iran
Danish exports to Iran jumped 66 percent in the 17 months ending 31 May 2016, according to Danny Annan, the Danish ambassador to the western Asian country. The rise was in line with expectations following the lifting of US and EU sanctions after January’s confirmation that the country had honoured a UN Security Council nuclear agreement...
