New poll: Voters desert DPP, majority for opposition
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has slipped to 15.9% in a new poll, its lowest level of support since 2013 and six points down on last year’s election result. Around 185,000 voters have…
MoreVoters doubt DPP leader’s credibility after EU scandal
The EU fraud affair has seriously damaged Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl’s previously untarnished reputation. In a new Megafon poll for TV2, more than half of voters say they believe…
MoreJensen welcomes CETA go-ahead
Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen praised Belgium’s compromise on the CETA free trade agreement between the EU and Canada. After the Belgian prime minister, Charles Michel, confirmed that leaders of five regional parliaments had…
MoreDanish F-16s drop bombs around Mosul
For the second week in a row, Danish fighter planes have been part of the international coalition’s offensive against the Islamic State (IS) in Mosul, Iraq. Over the past seven days, Danish F-16s…
MoreAnti-Trump bus ad goes viral
An anti-Donald Trump advert plastered on a Copenhagen bus has created a stir abroad. The ad, paid for by the Socialist People’s Party (SPP), covers both sides of the bus, with blue circles…
MoreCrime drops to new low
Criminality in Denmark dropped to a new record-low in 2015, the latest data from the Justice Ministry shows. Only 14% of the population between the ages of 16 and 74 suffered from an…
More‘Dynamic Denmark’
Denmark offers one of the world’s most dynamic and attractive business environments, according to the CEO of Copenhagen Capacity, the capital’s official organisation for investment, promotion and business development. Following a World Bank…
MoreTwo parties misused Europe Committee funding
Two government alliance parties have agreed to pay back funding they received from the state-run Europe Committee to spread information about the EU, Berlingske reports today.The Liberal Alliance will refund a DKK60,000 grant…
MoreSocial Democrats: We need to take Putin very seriously
Russian provocation in the Baltic region needs to be combatted by a mixture of diplomacy and military strength, the Social Democrats’ defence spokesman, Henrik Dam Kristensen, said yesterday. In response to reports that…
MoreParliament denounces Russia’s support for Assad
A nearly unanimous parliament has denounced Russia’s support for attacks on Syrian civilians. All parties, with the exception of the Danish People’s Parry (DPP), passed a resolution, Wednesday, condemning President Bashar al-Assad’s crackdown…
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