Ex-PM reveals ‘MSL’ coalition dream – Moderates, Soc Dems, Liberals
Despite Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s claim that his party is only interested in supporting ‘specific policies, not parties’ he’s finally revealed his dream scenario following next week’s election – an ‘MSL’ (Moderates,…
MorePM promises public sector workers DKK3bn
Public sector employees can look forward to a collective DKK3bn (€400m) annually to fund wage increases and better working conditions if the Social Democrats regain power next week. The party’s long-awaited proposals to…
MoreDanish Industry: Wage hikes will fuel inflation
Giving 235,000 public sector employees an extra DKK2,000 per month at a time of high inflation is ‘ridiculous’, head of the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) Lars Sandahl Sørensen, said last night after…
MoreElection briefs – Day 21
Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet has been forced to offer an unreserved apology to Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen for wrongly reporting that he disregarded the Foreign Ministry’s corona travel restrictions when he took…
MoreNon-western immigrants benefit from upswing
Social expenditure on non-western immigrants has fallen dramatically during the post-corona economic upswing. A new report by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (ECLM) think-tank shows that from mid-2019 until March this…
More12 companies suspected of violating Russia sanctions
The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (SØIK), popularly known as the fraud squad, is investigating 12 potential violations of EU sanctions on Russia by Danish companies. Financial daily Børsen reports…
MoreEnergy giant signs deal to double Denmark’s wind power production
Partially state-owned clean energy company Ørsted has announced plans to build four new offshore wind farms to limit dependency on Russian gas and oil. Ørsted has signed a deal with fund management company…
MoreLøkke: Opposition can’t win
With one week to go to election day Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has urged the two prime minister candidates on the right to acknowledge that the battle’s lost and aim for a…
MoreEx-PM spars with former ally
Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has become involved in a war of words with his former close ally, Denmark’s Democrats leader Inger Støjberg, after she accused him of abusing the trust placed in him…
MoreElection briefs – Day 20
The Social Democrats presented a 7-point emergency plan for the health sector, Monday, including an extra DKK1bn ($130m) in the form of bonuses and other extras for hard-pressed personnel. Health Minister Magnus Heunicke…
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