Denmark has voted to join the European Union’s defence pact and scrap its 30-year-old opt-out from the bloc’s common security and defence policies. In a referendum held on Wednesday, a vast majority, or 66.9 per cent, of Danish citizens, have voted for the move, according to the preliminary results from Statistics Denmark, […]
PM Modi departs for Denmark on second leg of Europe visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday departed for Copenhagen in Denmark from Berlin to begin the second leg of his visit to the three European nations. Ahead of his departure, PM Modi thanked the German government for their hospitality during his “productive” visit. “My Germany visit has been a productive […]
PM Modi to visit Germany, Denmark, France next week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on an official visit to three European countries -Germany, Denmark and France – from May 2-4, the External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said on Wednesday. In a statement, the MEA said this will be the Prime Minister’s first visit abroad in 2022. In Berlin, Prime […]
Denmark ready to take in refugees from Ukraine: PM Frederiksen
Denmark will accept refugees fleeing from Ukraine, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told journalists on Thursday. Frederiksen also pledged humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and its neighbors. “There will be internally displaced refugees. There will, of course, also be a lot of pressure on a country like Poland, but also on Moldova and […]
India, Denmark exchange four MoUs, including agreements on groundwater resources, skill development
India and Denmark on Saturday exchanged four agreements following a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen. The first memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between Council of Scientific & Industrial Research- National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, Aarhus University, Denmark and Geological Survey of […]
Meenakashi Lekhi meets Denmark envoy, discuss ties in Green Strategic Partnership
Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Monday met Ambassador of Denmark to India Freddy Svane in a bid to discuss bilateral cooperation in the Green Strategic Partnership. “Delighted to meet Ambassador of Denmark @Svane_freddy. We discussed our bilateral cooperation in the Green Strategic Partnership. Looking forward to […]
Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu to face Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in Round of 16
India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu will face Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in the round of 16 here at the Musashino Forest Plaza Court 2. World Number 12 Mia Blichfeldt defeated Zetchiri of Bulgaria in the playoff stage 21-10, 21-3 to march into the knockouts. Sindhu leads the head to head 4-1 […]
Denmark, Norway, Iceland Suspend Use Of AstraZeneca Covid Vaccine
Denmark, Norway, and Iceland on Thursday temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots, as the manufacturer and Europe’s medicines watchdog insisted the vaccine was safe. Denmark was first to announce its suspension, “following reports of serious cases of blood clots” among […]