Populist party plummets in the polls
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has hit rock bottom in the latest Voxmeter poll for Ritzau news – only 6.8% of the electorate would vote for the populist party if an election was…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 20th-26th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The government expanded phase one of the reopening process on Monday, allowing hairdressers, physiotherapists, accountants, dentists, and other small businesses to reopen – the health authorities warned the…
MoreUS Ambassador: No hidden agenda in 12 million-dollar donation to Greenland
The Danish government is ‘totally supportive’ of the USA’s DKK83m ($12.1m) grant to Greenland, US Ambassador Carla Sands said yesterday. At a press briefing Ms.Sands stressed there’s no ‘hidden agenda’ behind the donation,…
MoreLawmakers criticise US ‘gift’
There was criticism from both sides of parliament for the USA’s $12.1m aid package for Greenland. The Danish People’s Party’s former chair of the Foreign Policy Committee, Søren Espersen, denounced the aid as…
MoreForeign Minister: US aid is only first step
The USA’s $12.1m ‘donation’ to Greenland is only the first step towards further cooperation, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said yesterday after the financial aid package agreement was signed, Thursday. The minister declined to…
MoreU.S. State Department: New Arctic policy reflects concerns about Russia, China
The U.S. State Department briefed media representatives about the Trump Administration’s Arctic strategy, Thursday, the $12.1m grant to Greenland, and plans to re-establish a U.S. diplomatic presence in Nuuk. From the US State…
MorePM rejects EU budget increase and corona debt
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen again rejected any increase in the EU’s long-term budget yesterday when the 27 EU leaders met via video conference to discuss several proposals intended to stabilise the union’s economy…
More250 new tax inspectors to combat tax fraud, money laundering
The Tax Agency has hired 250 new tax inspectors to live up to the government’s promise of ‘more control, less fraud’, a major element of its 2023 tax reform programme. 60 will join…
MoreMinister issues corona warning to Muslims as Ramadan gets underway
Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye has warned Denmark’s Muslims not to let the month of Ramadan that gets underway today lead to an ‘explosion’ in infections of the coronavirus. In a Facebook message the minister…
MoreGovernment accused of corona testing chaos
Health spokespersons for parties on both sides of the aisle have come out against the health authorities’ ‘corona testing chaos’ and contradictory statements that, they claim, has made it difficult for parliament to…
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