DKK1.7bn for Afghanistan linked to demands for reforms
At the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, Wednesday, which brought together 75 countries and 26 international organisations and agencies, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen pledged a further DKK1.7bn (€230m) between 2017-2020 ‘to help Afghanistan to…
MoreEnergy deal with China
DTU (Denmark’s Technical University) has launched an ambitious collaboration project with China that will increase the proportion of green energy in the electricity grid and ensure that surplus wind power can be transformed…
MoreLøkke’s opening speech: New deal for homeowners, but no mention of tax dispute
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen sidestepped the tax dispute, which has split the centre-right alliance and fueled election speculation, in his opening speech to parliament, Tuesday. In a very personal tone the PM…
MoreAllies praise PM’s speech
Liberal Alliance leader Anders Samuelsen, who’s repeatedly threatened to topple the government, said he was ‘very, very pleased’ with the prime minister’s opening speech and confident of agreement on the government’s 2025 plan….
MoreAnalyst: New era for Danish politics
The traditional red-blue divide in parliament is a thing of the past, according to a leading analyst. TV2’s political editor Anders Langballe said parties on the right may have welcomed the government’s move…
MoreGovernment renews call for internet surveillance
The government is still aiming to monitor citizens’ internet traffic. A bill that would require Danish mobile operators to log details about users’ locations, e-mails, text messages and internet use, which was withdrawn…
MoreMore police than refugees at border
Opposition politicians have called for a reduction in the police presence at the Danish border after a dramatic decrease in the number of asylum seekers. Politiken reports that, in total, the police have…
MoreDanish billionaire is Scotland’s biggest landowner
A Danish billionaire owns more land in Scotland than Britain’s Queen Elizabeth – clothing magnate Anders Holch Povlsen, owner of the Bestseller clothing empire, now owns more than 200,000 acres of the country…
MoreGovernment under pressure as parliament opens
There’s more bad news for the government ahead of today’s official opening of the new parliamentary session. Following Sunday’s poll showing more voters would prefer to see Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen in…
MoreLA leader: I should have toppled government in August
Lars Løkke Rasmussen is only prime minister today because the Liberal Alliance is ‘too kind’, Anders Samuelsen said yesterday. In a briefing to financial daily Børsen’s Executive Club, Monday, the LA leader said…
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