Opposition: PM’s crocodile tears won’t work
Opposition leaders have accused the prime minister of ’crocodile tears’ and an ’over emotional performance’ after her meeting with mink breeders in north Jutland, Thursday. Liberal Alliance leader Alex Vanopslagh dismissed the PM’s…
MoreVirus: Copenhagen region under pressure
The rate of infection in the greater Copenhagen region has reached a ’critically high’ level. The latest risk assessment by the ‘corona warning system’ shows the incidence rate – the number of confirmed…
MoreDPP targets Muslims to rewin anti-migrant vote
Marry a Dane or drop all dreams of Danish citizenship. That’s the message from the Danish People’s Party (DPP) to Muslims as it tries to solidify its traditional anti-immigrant stance that’s been hi-jacked…
MoreDenmark takes over Iraq training mission
Denmark has formally assumed command of a training mission for Iraqi armed forces, taking over from Canada which has so far trained thousands of local troops to help resist the return of the Islamic State. Lieutenant-General…
MoreBusiness shorts
Retail sales recover…Indpendent inquiry into Danske Bank debt scandal…Danske fires 257…Copenhagen unpopular with expats…. Retail sales grew by 8.2% month on month in October, the first rise in four months. The latest Statistics…
MoreOpposition on the attack as PM dodges minkgate questioning
Jacob Ellemann-Jensen accused the prime minister of sidestepping the real issue after she skillfully avoided tricky questions during a hastily convened parliamentary debate on the minkgate affair, Wednesday. The leader of the opposition…
MoreMink stink as dead animals rise from the grave
Thousands of mink have begun rising from their shallow graves. DR News reports how mink carcasses have been spotted popping up to the surface at a mass burial site at a military training…
MoreInfections hit daily high
1,427 new corona cases were registered, Wednesday, an all-time high – at the same time the number of patients hospitalised with covid-19 rose by 9, to 191, the highest since May 12th, an…
MoreDPP: Lock her up
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has posted a campaign video on social media showing Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen behind prison-like bars bearing the slogans ‘breach of promise’, ‘breaking the law’ and ‘violating the…
MoreForeign Minister calls for realism on Hong Kong policy
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has urged lawmakers who constantly criticise China to ‘get real’. The minister has become involved in a war of words with parties on both sides of the aisle for…
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