Election 2019: LA leader blames DPP for centre-right’s demise
Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has declared the ‘blue bloc’ alliance of centre right parties ‘dead and buried’ forever if, as the opinion polls indicate, they lose the election –…
MoreElection 2019: DPP leader defends climate record
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is concerned about climate change but hasn’t been very good at transmitting the message during the election campaign, party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl said yesterday in response to…
MoreElection 2019: Conservative leader threatens to quit
Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen has warned he will resign if the party fails to win more than its current six seats at next week’s election. The justice minister said yesterday he sees…
MoreVestager stakes claim for EU presidency amidst French-German dispute
Denmark’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager remains firmly in contention as a successor to Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission following last night’s informal meeting of EU leaders in Brussels. While German Chancellor Angela Merkel is…
MoreDenmark less competitive
Denmark has slipped two places, to 8th, on the World Competitive Centre’s annual rankings. Singapore leads the way followed by Hong Kong, Switzerland, USA, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Denmark is also…
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EIB approves billion-kroner loan for DK-Germany rail link / SAS strike cost DKK460m / SAS aiming for electric powered aricraft…. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a DKK 1.5bn loan (€200m) for…
MoreEU success re-energises Liberals’ campaign
The ruling Liberals’ surprise victory in Sunday’s EU election has re-energised the party and given Prime Minister Lars Løkke Ramussen renewed hope of a third term in office. The PM has had a…
MoreDPP blames climate for EU defeat
The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) resounding defeat in Sunday’s EU election was down to its failure to address the climate issue, according to environment spokeswoman Pia Adelsteen. Following the populist party’s failure to…
MoreVestager still in running for Commission President
The European liberal party group ALDE’s strong showing in Sunday’s EU election has boosted Denmark’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s candidacy for President of the EU Commission, but Germany’s Manfred Weber of the centre-right EPP parliamentary…
MoreEU election round-up
DPP in freefall / Minister quits / Denmark had 4th-biggest turnout… The Danish People’s Party (DPP), the big loser in Sunday’s EU election, continue their downslide in the polls. In the latest Voxmeter…
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