Foreign Minister supports EU efforts to stop people trafficking
Martin Lidegaard (R) hopes that the UN Security Council will approve the EU proposal to target criminal smuggling networks out of Libya and fight illegal migration. “Denmark can not contribute, because we have…
MoreLiberals support exploration of shale gas
Unlike the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) Climate and energy spokesperson for the Liberals Lars Christian Lilleholt (V) does not want to rule out shale gas as an energy source for Denmark. “We are…
MoreTwo Danes left unharmed in US train accident
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the two Danish women were left uninjured after an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The Amtrak train was travelling at more than 170…
MorePM appoints new foreign policy advisor
Former political director at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Michael Starbæk Christensen, will begin the position of foreign policy advisor at parliament on August 1. He will take over from current advisor Lars Gert…
MoreDanish Students Union: Education minister won’t listen
The goal is to for students to complete their education and enter the labour market more quickly, but students believe that this objective has not been reached. Education Minister, Sofie Carsten Nielsen (R), continues…
MoreE-mails cast doubts on PM’s terror claims
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt continues to maintain she was telling the truth in February when she claimed security around the Krystalgade synagogue was increased ‘immediately’ after the initial terror alert, even though e-mails…
MorePrime Minister grilled on terror timeline
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was on the end of a grilling by opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen in parliament yesterday. The former prime minister demanded to know exactly what Ms Thorning-Schmidt knew and…
MoreBerlingske: Thorning’s re-election campaign on verge of collapse
Prime Minister Helle-Thorning Schmidt’s re-election campaign, which appeared to be gaining momentum just a few weeks ago, has been derailed this week, Berlingske claims in a leader article today. The paper writes that…
MoreGovernment falls further behind in new poll
Despite positive numbers for the Social Democrats a new poll shows the government alliance is losing ground in the countdown to the election. The latest Norstat poll for political website Altinget indicates a…
MoreEx-foreign minister urges Wilders to stay away
Former foreign minister Uffe Ellemann Jensen has urged Geert Wilders to stay away from the annual Citizens Forum on the island of Bornholm. After a number of politicians announced they wouldn’t attend if the…
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