Lidegaard to host UN conference
Danish-Malian conference at the United Nations headquarters, co-hosted by Foreign Affairs Minister Martin Lidegaard (R), will provide important input for the general meeting on the fight against extremism. Lidegaard hopes that the conference…
MoreGovernment proposes new sustainability goals
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (S) and Economic Minister Morten Østergaard (R) plan to introduce a new national strategy for sustainability at the opening of parliament next month. The strategy will tackle economic growth,…
MoreBartels to retire as NATO chairman
Denmark’s most senior military figure, Knud Bartels, is set to retire as Chief of NATO’s Military Committee in June 2015. The announcement was made at a recent NATO meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania. Knud…
MoreDPP: Thorning is main election opponent
DPP’s annual meeting has exposed the strained relationship with the Social Democrats (S). It is the Social Democrats who want a tough fight, according to DPP leader, Kristian Thulesen Dahl. While the DPP…
MoreDPP opposes ‘stateless’ UN rule
On Friday the Liberals, Conservatices, and DPP presented a plan to prevent radicalization that would include the possibility of revoking passports and creating travel bans for those who are suspected of travelling to…
MoreSocial Liberals: foreigners should buy houses in Denmark
The Social Liberals have proposed that the “Summerhouse Rule”, stating that non-Danes are not allowed to buy property in Denmark, be removed. Liberal Alliance has also previously called for its abolishment. This rule…
MoreForeign Minister congratulates Afghan government
Foreign Affairs Minister Martin Lidegaard (R) sends his congratulations to Afghanistan on its new unity government between former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, after a long debate over electoral fraud claims….
MoreThe Week That Was, September 15th – September 21st
Politics / Economy For the first time, trade union leaders called for the introduction of a statutory wage in Denmark, motivated by the influx of cheap labour from Eastern European countries. The Red…
MoreForeign Minister asks for help to fight Islamic State
Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard has urged countries to join together to combat the Islamic State (IS) after Australia’s largest ever counter-terrorism raids detained 15 people and foiled a plot by Islamic State jihadists…
MoreVestager heading for Google fight
Former Social liberal leader Margrethe Vestager will be thrust into the midst of an EU dispute with online giant Google when she takes up her post as Competition Commissioner in November, after News…
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