Posted on 11. Jun, 2019 in: News

Government negotiations: Allies agree on welfare, but not financing

Mette Frederiksen has a very strong chance of becoming Denmark’s next prime minister according to her allies on the left. After four days of negotiations, Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Morten Østergaard said, cryptically,…

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Posted on 11. Jun, 2019 in: News

Løkke knew coalition was unelectable three years ago

Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s pre-election decision to drop his centre-right partners and push for a centrist unity government was made to stop the emergence of far-right parties but also because he had known since…

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Posted on 11. Jun, 2019 in: News

Depressed Social Democrat whip denied Finance Minister job

Social Democrat whip Henrik Sass Larsen, earmarked as a potential finance minister, won’t be part of the new government after announcing he’s taking sick leave. The MP returned to parliament in February and…

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Posted on 11. Jun, 2019 in: News

Ekstra Bladet denies persecuting depressed politician

The editior of tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet has dismissed accusations of a witch hunt against troubled Social Democrat MP Henrik Sass Larsen during the election campaign. Poul Madsen denied the paper has been…

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Posted on 11. Jun, 2019 in: News

New LA leader faces impossible job

Liberal Alliance MPs have appointed newly-elected 27-year-old Alex Vanopslagh as party leader following acting foreign minister Anders Samuelsen, who resigned last week following the party’s disastrous election result when it lost nine of…

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Posted on 11. Jun, 2019 in: News

Greenland MP appeals for help to stop child abuse

A Greenland lawmaker has appealed for help from Denmark to stop widespread sexual abuse of children in the arctic country. Following reports that 1 in 4 Greenlandic kids has been sexually abused, Aaja…

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Posted on 11. Jun, 2019 in: News

Russia: Danish indecision won’t halt pipeline

Russia has warned that neither Denmark, nor the United States, nor any other country can hamper the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that’s currently under construction and fast approaching Bornholm but…

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Posted on 10. Jun, 2019 in: News

The Election That Was, 2019

The General Election dominated the news cycle last week – here’s a brief round-up of what happened: ELECTION 2019: The centre-left bloc of parties, excluding the Alternatives, won a 91-75 majority in Wednesday’s…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2019 in: News

Queen asks Social Democrat leader to lead government talks

Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen has, as expected, been appointed ‘royal investigator’ with a mandate to put together a majority that will support her as prime minister. The Queen hosted talks with all…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2019 in: News

Mette F. facing ‘intense’ negotiations

Negotiations to form a new government could be ‘long and intense’ according to political analysts, with the left-leaning parties divided over a wide range of issues. TV2’s Peter Lautrup-Larsen predicted some of the…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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