Critics dismiss ‘socialist’ budget
The government will publish its full 2019 draft budget this morning but has already come under fire for the ‘socialist proposals’. Despite campaigning for zero public sector growth in 2015, the government now…
MoreForeign Minister after French visit: USA remains our strongest ally
Although Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen warmly embraced Emmanuel Macron’s call for stronger defence cooperation in Europe during the French president’s state visit, the USA remains Denmark’s closest ally, Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen…
MoreLes Bicyclettes de Copenhague
France’s President Macron wound up his two-day visit to Denmark, Wednesday, with a cycle trip through the streets of Copenhagen alongside Lars Løkke Rasmussen, culminating with a special farewell gift for the ‘bike…
MoreMacron leaves Denmark with parting shot at nationalists
Before departing from Copenhagen, Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron put himself forward as the enemy of hard-right, anti-immigration parties in Europe. In a direct response to criticism from by Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orba, and…
MoreEx-US ambassador under attack in election campaign
Ex-US ambassador to Denmark, Rufus Gifford, who’s now running for congress from his home state of Massachusetts, has been subjected to a negative attack on social media that spliced together clips from a…
MoreDanes stock up in Sweden as krone dips to 9-year low.
The Swedish krone has fallen to its lowest exchange rate against the Danish krone since 2009 – 0.697, a 10% drop since the start of the year – making Malmø and Helsingborg in…
MorePM: Denmark will fight for pan-EU defence despite opt-out
Denmark will support a common EU security policy ‘as much as its defence opt-out permits’, Lars Løkke Rasmussen said after talks with France’s President Macron in Copenhagen, Tuesday. The Prime Minister said the…
MoreMacron: Denmark doesn’t always appreciate how European it is
Denmark is far more European than Danes themselves believe according to President Macron. At a press conference alongside Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Tuesday, Mr Macron praised Denmark as a ’strong, integral’ EU…
MoreMutual praise at gala dinner
Emmanuel Macron showered Denmark, and especially Copenhagen, with praise at a gala dinner hosted by HM Queen Margrethe last night. France’s President said he sees Denmark as a ‘melting pot’ for innovative initiatives…
MoreNew Tax Debt Recovery System Criticized
Implementation of the nation’s new tax debt recovery system known as PRSM, is fraught with problems, the National Audit Office has said in a new report. “Significant risks of delays” to the system’s…
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