PM offers open invitation to Chinese companies
On the first day of her visit to China, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt characterised the Danish-Chinese relationship as ‘excellent’ and expressed hope that her visit would make it even better. The PM, who…
MoreChina’s VP pulls out of meeting
China’s Vice-President Xi Jinping, the man who could be named China’s top leader within a few weeks, called off a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt at the last minute, Monday, the…
MoreGermany’s President in Denmark
President of Germany Joachim Gauck arrives in Denmark today. During a quick, one-day stopover he will meet with Queen Margrethe and members of Parliament’s Praesidium, as well as representatives of the German minority…
MoreLeading SPP candidate doesn’t appeal to far-left voters
Health Minister Astrid Krag emerged as the clear favourite to become the new Socialist People’s Party leader last night after her strongest opponent, Mayor of Lejre Mette Trouberg, withdrew from the race. Although…
MoreMore problems for Socialists
The turmoil within the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) deepened last night when party whip Pernille Vigsø Bagge resigned and said she wouldn’t be a candidate at the next election. She acknowledged that her…
More‘Lazy Pig’ hogs the media spotlight
Benefits recipient Robert Nielsen has become a media star overnight. The work-shy university drop-out, who openly admitted on national TV that he’s a ‘lazy pig’ with no intention of looking for work (see…
More9/11: Fogh discusses Syria, Afghanistan, terrorism
In his monthly news conference, Monday, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed progress in Afghanistan, the brutal civil war in Syria and tomorrow’s anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The former Danish prime…
MoreMuslim leader supports blasphemy
Muslim leader Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, one of the keynote speakers at a conference on political and religious radicilisation in Copenhagen tonight, has openly lied about his views on blasphemy during his six-day trip…
MoreBalance of payments surplus, but economy still struggling
Denmark’s balance of payments’ surplus rose to DKK8.2bn in July, DKK800 more than in June, but there’s also bad news – imports fell by 1.1 per cent over the same period, a sign,…
MorePolice crackdown on Christiania pushers
Copenhagen Police have launched a new crackdown on drug pushers in the ‘free state’ of Christiana. After turning a blind eye to cannabis dealers and buyers for the past 12 months, a large…
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