Thorning on Ukraine ceasefire: ‘Seeing is believing’
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt welcomed the Ukraine cease fire agreement, but with a note of caution. After the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, she expressed hope it would lead to ‘concrete moves’ on…
MoreExperts pessimistic about ceasefire
Danish experts aren’t optimistic about the chances for the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. Jon Kyst, Russian watcher and lecturer at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS), said it’s ‘highly unlikely’ that Thursday’s…
MoreLøkke sinks in credibility rankings
As the election approaches a new poll shows that voters still haven’t forgotten opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s expenditure problems. In a new Jyllands-Posten survey the former PM is ranked as the least…
MoreEuropol exit would compromise Denmark’s security says expert
Denmark’s ability to fight crime will be seriously challenged if the country is forced out of Europol because of its justice opt-out, the Social Democrats said yesterday. After Ron Wainwright, the British head…
More‘Green’ government squeezes oil out of North Sea
Despite Denmark’s ambition to be totally independent of oil by 2050 the government is determined to squeeze every last drop out of the North Sea oil fields. Although scientists have urged countries to…
More51,000 unemployed hit by reform
The political left has renewed the call for amendments to the government’s unemployment reform, after new figures showing that 51,000 jobless have lost the right to unemployment insurance since January 2013 – when…
MoreNational Bank keeps its nerve
Denmark’s National Bank declined to push its key interest rate further into negative territory, Thursday, confounding many analysts’ expectation for a fifth cut in four weeks. The Bank cut its certificate of deposit…
MoreDalai Lama ‘understands’ government snub
On arrival in Denmark, Wednesday morning, Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalia Lama, said he ‘fully understood’ why the Danish government has no wish to meet with him due to fear or Chinese retaliation,…
MoreDKK10m in emergency aid to Ukraine as leaders agree on cease fire
The government has granted an extra DKK10m in emergency aid to Ukraine. Ahead of reports this morning that the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France will sign a document following all-night talks…
MoreImpatient politicians demand answers from Turkey
The government is under increasing pressure to get the man suspected of trying to murder Islam critic Lars Hedegaard extradited from Turkey. The 26-year-old Danish–Palestinian who tried to gun down Lars Hedegaard was arrested in April…
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