PM could be wounded by EU rumours says analyst
Financial Times rumours that Helle Thorning-Schmidt could be amongst the leading candidates for the top EU Commission job are a double-edged sword for the Prime Minister, according to leading political commentator Thomas Larsen….
MoreSocial Democrats dismiss EU speculation
Social Democrat leadership has dismissed speculation that Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is in the running to replace EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso after EU elections in 2014. The party’s EU spokesman, Jens…
MoreKurds plead not guilty to terror charge
All eight suspects charged with raising funds for the PKK terror organisation pleaded not guilty at Copenhagen District Court, Tuesday. The eight men, all Kurds, were greeted with applause from friends and family…
MoreDanish gossip rag publishes topless Kate photos
Denmark’s leading gossip magazine, Se & Hør, (See & Hear) has decided to go ahead and publish the controversial pictures of a topless Duchess of Cambridge, wife of British heir to the throne…
MoreLeft-wing extremists nabbed in night-time swoop
Danish Intelligence (PET) has arrested 14 people in Copenhagen suspected of planning politically-motivated attacks against the authorities, including the police. Seven men and seven women, between the ages of 16 and 48, were…
MoreEU President Helle Thorning-Schmidt?
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is being named as a possible future President of the EU Commission. Under the headline ‘The next Barroso’, the Financial Times’ EU correspondent Joshua Chaffins speculates about a number…
MoreNew priorities for Danish diplomacy
The government has called for a large-scale reorganisation of the Foreign Service. At a top-level Foreign Ministry meeting today, four cabinet ministers, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal, will warn employees…
MoreNew ‘transit centre’ to speed up repatriation process
Rejected asylum seekers will no longer be detained at asylum centres for months on end whilst awaiting repatriation. As part of its new asylum policy to be published today, the government intends to…
MoreKurdish supporters arrested in terror raids
Copenhagen Police have detained eight people suspected of raising millions for the Kurdish terrorist network PKK. The eight men were arrested in a series of coordinated raids throughout the capital, Tuesday morning, and…
MoreOvertime payments could have rescued public sector jobs
The state has fired 1,000 public sector employees since the new government came to power 12 months ago, but at the same time has spent DKK1.3bn in overtime payments – enough to cover…
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