Russia analyst: More sanctions today
The meltdown between the West and Russia in 2014 will get even worse this year this year and an improvement of political and commercial relations has now been pushed very far into the…
MoreParliament postpones reprimand for ex-minister
The government’s move to formally reprimand former tax minister Troels Lund Poulsen (V) for his role in the Taxgate affair has been postponed for a week after vociferous opposition from centre-right parties. Leif…
MorePEGIDA leader should be fired say Social Democrats
A demand for PEGIDA leader Nicolai Sennels to be fired from his local government job as child psychologist is ‘distasteful’ according to Copenhagen City Hall Conservatives. The Social Democrats’ member of the City Hall’s…
MoreFrosty relationship sours Iraq Commission
The government is losing patience with the three ranking members of the Iraq Commission. The Commission was appointed in 2012 to investigate the decisions that led to Denmark going to war in Iraq,…
MoreCable crooks cause chaos for Copenhagen commuters
Train commuters in Copenhagen are facing further delays and cancellations today after the fourth theft this week of copper cables, a vital part of the electrical system that powers the trains. Thieves targeted…
MoreRyanair facing war with unions
Ryaniar is facing a union blockade after stating it will refuse to sign a Danish collective bargaining agreement before it launches operations from Copenhagen Airport on March 26th. The budget Irish airline claims…
MoreBusiness shorts
Danske forecasts more interest cuts / Carlsberg shuts down Russian breweries / Tryg posts impressive profits Danske: The Danish National Bank cut the certificate of deposit rate — its main policy rate –…
MoreReprimand for former tax minister in Taxgate affair
The Liberals’ Troels Lund Poulsen, will be given an official reprimand today for his role in the Taxgate affair. Although he was cleared by the Taxgate Commission of leaking, then opposition leader, Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s…
MoreIraq Commission in danger
Opposition parties have warned they will pull the plug on the government’s much-delayed Iraq Commission if they win power at the next election. The Commission, part of the government’s political platform from 2011,…
MoreMajority support for anti-radicalisiaton bill
A cross-party majority passed the government’s DKK60m, anti-radicalisation plan, Tuesday, despite criticism from experts of the bill’s failure to recognise the importance of dialogue with imams. Senior lecturer Line Lerche Mørck of Aarhus…
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