Town Hall wants to become ‘Copenhagen Cannabis Ltd’
Copenhagen Town Hall could soon take over Christiana’s role as Denmark’s biggest supplier of cannabis. Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen has proposed that cannabis should be legalised and the council should be responsible…
MoreSocial Democrats reject legalised cannabis
Social Democrat Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen’s latest attempt to legalise cannabis has already been dismissed by his colleagues at national level. The party’s justice spokesperson, Trine Bamsen, said it isn’t Social Democrat…
MoreStrong support for Nordic Union over EU
Nearly half of the electorate would rather be part of a ’Nordic Union’ than the EU. A new Gallup survey for the anti-EU New Agenda think-tank shows that 47 per cent would prefer…
MoreDenmark’s ‘misguided’ climate policy
Denmark’s role as a world leader in climate affairs has a negative effect on competition and employment, reduces prosperity, forces consumers to pay higher prices for electricity, and ultimately won’t benefit the climate….
MoreGoldman Sachs aims to cut costs
New DONG co-owner Goldman Sachs’ determination to reduce costs is already putting pressure on Danish sub-contractors. The US investment bank, determined that DONG cuts the costs of ocean wind turbines by at least…
MoreLorries from Poland and Lithuania to be disinfected
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has ordered all lorries arriving from Poland and Lithuania to be stopped, cleaned and disinfected as a precaution against the spread of African swine fever. A spokesman…
MoreDenmark ‘restructures’ Uganda aid
As reported by 7.59, Tuesday, Denmark’s development aid funding to Uganda is to be restructured and redirected in the wake of President Museveni’s crackdown on homosexuals. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Denmark’s Minister…
More‘Arrogant and bitter’ MP could be ‘Deep Throat’
40-year-old MP Rasmus Prehn is suspected of being behind the controversial book, ‘The Secret Social Democrat’, which purports to reveal the division and intrigue within the ruling party. Mr Prehn, characterised by his…
MorePM will follow EU law on child benefits
The government will continue to pay out child benefits to EU citizens even though it doesn’t have a majority in parliament. Following Monday’s debate on a new bill that would provide all EU…
MoreFormer socialist allies confront Prime Minister
Freed from the responsibility of being part of government, the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) used prime minister’s question time, Tuesday, to highlight its own issues and confront former coalition colleagues. New party leader…
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