Parties split on smoking
The price of cigarettes has become a campaign issue. The ruling Liberals (V) have been reluctant to discuss any increase due to internal dissension within the government but with smoking on the rise…
MoreDPP will clamp down on grants for EU students
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Socialist People’s Party (SPP) have joined together to demand stricter rules for foreign nationals claiming student grants in this country. 7,047 citizens of other EU countries received…
MoreElection briefs – Day 8
Campaign Posters vandalised / Parties in welfare race / Alternatives declare climate emergency / Faroes turn right… Vandalising party campaign posters has become a trend in Copenhagen. Young activists are posting images on…
MoreClimate agency calls for airline carbon tax
The Danish Council on Climate Change (Klimarådet) has called for a carbon tax on airline tickets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According to head of the council, Peter Møllgaard, passengers need to pay what it costs to…
MoreDanske’s Baltic boss busted
The former head of Danske Bank’s Baltic operations, Lars Mørch, is one of the top executives charged by prosecutors for his involvement in the massive money laundering scandal. He joins former CEO Thomas…
MoreDefence Minister calls for new EU referendum
A new EU referendum on Denmark’s opt-out on military cooperation should be a top priority after the election, Defence Minister Claus Hjorth Frederiksen said yesterday even though the Danish People’s Party (DPP), the…
MoreDPP dissension in the ranks as voters flee
Danish People’s Party MPs have blamed the party’s dramatic fall in voter support on leadership who’ve been too eager to fall in line with the government on too many issues. With the populist…
MoreMette Frederiksen will ‘throw billions’ at social sector
In the battle with the Liberals (V) about who’ll spend most on welfare, Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen has promised to ‘throw billions’ at the social sector if she becomes prime minister. At…
MoreMayors call for across the centre government
Local Social Democrat and Liberal (V) mayors have joined together to suggest an across the aisle government after the election. With both sides struggling to control smaller, fringe allies, the Social Democrat mayor…
MoreCoalition parties exclude Stram Kurs
The three government coalition parties have dismissed any possibility of working alongside the ‘Stram Kurs’ (Hard Line) party after the election. While the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and anti-migrant New Conservatives haven’t totally…
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