Greenland demands rendition flights inquiry
All parties in Greenland’s parliament have urged the Danish government to launch an independent inquiry into whether the CIA transported suspected terrorists through Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese air space, the so-called rendition flights….
MoreStateless affair divides opposition
The stateless Palestinians affair is dividing the opposition. The Social Liberals spokesperson on integration, Marianne Jelved, claimed over the weekend that the Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party (SPP) have to accept some…
MoreUnion members lean right too
Although LO, The Confederation of Danish Trade Unions, has always traditionally had close ties to the Social Democrats and the left-wing, a new Gallup poll shows that 41% of its members actually vote…
MoreWhere’s the research?
Head of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre (CCC) Bjørn Lomborg claims to be ‘completely surprised’ by claims that his environmental research institute isn’t providing value for the DKK5m it receives in state funding every…
MorePoll provides bad news for Løkke
A new opinion poll gives the opposition 100 seats, against the government and its support parties’ 75, and sends a strong signal that Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen won’t be calling an election…
MoreDisposable income takes a hit
Private spending will be hard hit in this country if the European Central Bank raises its prime lending rate in April, as suggested. With the price of petrol and food already at record…
MoreWarship to stay
The Danish warship Esbern Snare is to remain on duty in the coastal waters of Somalia to monitor the situation surrounding the Danish family captured by pirates. Although Minister of Defence Gitte Lillelund…
MoreLA calls for joint front
The Liberal Alliance (LA) is ready to bury the hatchet and form a joint front with the Liberals and Conservatives in this year’s election. After having constantly criticised the government for failing to…
MoreDanish economy at risk
The Danish economy is extremely vulnerable and neither phasing out early retirement nor extending the working week by an hour, as suggested by opposing political parties, will be enough to stop the downward…
MoreWe need armed guards say shipowners
The Danish Shipowners Association (DSA) has repeated its call for armed guards on ships after another hi-jacking attempt. Somali pirates attempted to seize the Danish-owned freight ship Brattingbort early Thursday morning but were…
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