New poll: Centre-left takes the lead after winter stagnation
The year’s first Gallup poll shows the centre-left ‘red’ bloc of parties have opened up a lead over the opposition after months of virtual parity between the two sides. The new poll indicates the…
MorePolitiken slams ‘deeply irresponsible’ DPP leader
New Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Morten Messerschmidt’s demand that a future centre-right government should commit to taking Denmark out of the European Human Rights Convention is ‘deeply irresponsible, unrealistic, and also ungrateful’…
MoreVirus updates
34.849 new corona cases were confirmed, Monday. Of the 120.393 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period, 29% came back positive, the highest ever. 1,294 people are hospitalised, a new record, but the number…
MoreOpposition parties could back government’s labour market reforms
Four parties on the right are ready to support the government’s move to alleviate the labour shortage if they are granted certain concessions. The government has already put together a majority for its…
MoreCabinet re-shuffle – defence minister demoted
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has reshuffled her cabinet following Benny Engelbrecht’s resignation as transport minister last week after it was revealed he withheld crucial CO2 emission figures from cross-party negotiations surrounding a new,…
MoreDenmark has missiles needed by Ukraine but they’re out of date
New Defence Minister Morten Bødskov has confirmed that Denmark has some of the weapons Ukraine needs to defend itself against a Russian invasion but they are out of date. After his predecessor, Trine…
MorePM to Berlin
Closer cooperation to limit the climate crisis and security policy in Europe will be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen travels to Berlin, Wednesday, for talks with Germany’s new chancellor,…
MoreNew DPP leader demands action on human rights conventions
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) will only support a future centre-right government that is committed to pulling Denmark out the European Human Rights Convention. In an interview with Avisen Denmark, Sunday, new leader Morten…
MoreIranian residents found guilty of promoting terrorism
Three Iranian nationals, members of the separatist organisation ASMLA (Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahvaz) which Iran considers a terrorist group, were found guilty of financing and promoting terrorism with Saudi Arabia’s backing by Roskilde District Court,…
MoreVirus updates
Infections fall… Copenhagen close to herd immunity… 36.512 new corona cases were confirmed, Sunday, as the daily infection rate continues to tumble from last week’s high of 50,000+. Of the 166.203 PCR tests…
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