Russian ban could devastate Danish exports says minister
Russia’s ban on all European Union (EU) pork exports could have a devastating effect on Denmark, Minister for Food Dan Jørgensen warned yesterday. Moscow slapped a ban on all pigmeat from the EU…
MoreMore GGGI problems for Løkke
A new report highly critical of the Global Green Growth Institute’s (GGGI) financial operations casts more doubts on chairman Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s ability to ‘clean house’ at the much-maligned organisation. The report by…
MoreTransport Minister cracks down on DSB
Transport Minister Magnus Heunicke wants the authority to fire DSB if the state-owned train network doesn’t live up to the terms of its contract, but doesn’t support privatisation. As he prepares to unveil…
MoreImmigrant pupils in Copenhagen continue to lag behind
Copenhagen City Hall’s latest ‘integration barometer’ shows that the education gap between children classed as ‘immigrant’ and ethnic Danes has grown since 2012, a direct consequence of a ‘soft’ teaching policy , according…
MoreDane dies from poppy tea in Tasmania
A Danish tourist has died in Tasmania after drinking tea made from poppies. According to local police, the man, 26, and his travelling companion had stolen 40 poppy heads from a farm and…
MoreNETS sell-off signals more problems for government
If digital electronic payment company NETS is sold to the USA, as planned, Danish legislation will be unable to prevent sensitive personal data being handed over to the American authorities. Two leading US…
More‘Poll of polls’: Opposition on course for victory as Social Democrat slide continues
The centre-left government alliance has suffered a serious slide in the polls as voters continue to desert the ruling Social Democrats. The ‘Berlingske Barometer’, the average of all polls over the past 31 days, shows…
MoreAnalysis: Government needs to get moving
Unless the two coalition parties want the first few months of 2014 to be remembered for nothing but crisis they’re going to have to roll up their sleeves and get down to some…
MoreGay minister warns Ugandan President against signing anti-gay bill
Minister for Development Cooperation Mogens Jensen has warned Ugandan President Museveni that Denmark’s DKK340m aid funding to the country could be at risk if he approves the controversial Anti-Gay Bill. The Bill, often…
MoreCulture Minister makes pro-gay statement in Russia
Minister for Culture Marianne Jelved arrived at the Winter Olympics in Sochi wearing a pro-gay pin badge on her lapel, a clear attempt to provoke Russian president Vladimir Putin who has previously expressed…
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