Left-wing’s lofty welfare ambitions lack funding
The new government is determined to give the welfare sector a ‘significant boost’ but, according to leaked documents from behind closed doors negotiations, it could take time. The confidential documents, seen by Jyllands…
MoreLøkke heads for EU summit as substitute
If a new government isn’t formed within the next couple of days interim prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen will represent Denmark at the EU summit, starting Thursday, where countries will discuss the EU’s next strategic agenda for…
MoreAnalyst: Internal disagreement won’t stop new government
Although the Social Democrats and Red/Green Alliance have failed to agree on more than 50% of the bills put before parliament during the current elective period it doesn’t mean they can’t work together…
MoreAnti-migrant leader: Løkke has destroyed conservative Denmark
The leader of the anti-migrant New Conservatives has accused interim prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of destroying the centre-right alliance for years to come. In an interview with tabloid daily BT Pernille Vermlund,…
MoreSouth Africa’s ambassador accused of racist tweets
South African lobby group Afriforum has called on the Pretoria government to recall and dismiss Zindzi Mandela, the country’s ambassador to Denmark, for firing off a series of ‘racist and decisive tweets.’ On…
More‘Skeptical Environmentalist’ derides ‘saviour politicians’
Danish ‘Environment Guru’ Bjørn Lomborg has accused politicians of trying to save the world with costly climate initiatives that could well fail. Mr Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist, a controversial book whose…
MoreFraud squad raids Nordea
The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime, popularly known as the fraud squad, raided the Copenhagen offices of Nordea bank last week as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged…
MoreBusiness shorts
SAS launches airbus / EU probe into national post carrier / US boost for Nov Nordisk…. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has bought eight new Airbus A350s that will be placed in operation from January…
MoreGovernment negotiations resume – ‘foundations in place’
The parties on the left are slowly laying the foundations for a new government, prospective prime minister Mette Frederiksen said last night following a new round of negotiations. The Social Democrat leader said…
MoreProspective partners in parliamentary disagreement
The Red/Greens are locked in government negotiations with the Social Democrats but the two parties have been far apart during the current elective period. The far-left party has only voted alongside the Social…
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