Løkke narrows the credibility gap
Although opposition leader Mette Frederiksen is still seen as the best prime ministerial candidate by a majority of voters, Lars Løkke Rasmussen continues to narrow the gap. A new Gallup survey shows 35%…
MoreDenmark commits more troops to Afghanistan
The government has informed parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee of its intention to increase Denmark’s military presence in Afghanistan. As part of the NATO-led military mission in Afghanistan, Denmark has agreed to send an…
MoreLeft-wing call for government to make itself heard on Catalonia
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen declined to get involved in the Catalonia dispute, Monday, calling it an ‘internal Spanish issue’ and was reluctant to condemn the Spanish authorities’ use of force against voters on…
MoreNorth Korea’s ambassador given dressing down
North Korea’s ambassador in Stockholm, Kang Yong Dok, who’s also accredited to Denmark, was summoned to a meeting with the Danish Foreign Ministry’s director for foreign affairs, Monday. From the Foreign Ministry: ‘During…
MoreEnergy boss ridicules Trump’s ’empty threat’
President Trump’s anti-green agenda has so far been no more than an ‘empty threat’ according to Thomas Thune Andersen, the chairman of partially state-owned Dong Energy, the world’s biggest offshore wind developer. Mr Andersen told…
MoreDong changes name
Partially state-owned Dong Energy is to change its name to Orsted. “Dong was originally short for Danish Oil and Natural Gas,” Thomas Thune Andersen, chairman of the board of directors, said in a…
MoreNational Bank governor warns of interest rate rise
Denmark’s historically low negative interest rates will rise as the country’s economy recovers, the governor general of the National Bank warned yesterday. In a speech to the MMF policy conference in London, Lars…
MoreDefence Minister: ‘Force is the only language Putin understands’
Ahead of the new defence bill to be negotiated this autumn Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has again warned of the Russian threat. Both NATO and Russia have been playing ‘war games’ in…
MoreDanish politicians condemn Catalonia violence
Danish politicians have condemned the use of violence by Spanish police that interrupted the vote in a referendum on the independence of Catalonia. In a tweeted message, Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard denounced…
MoreLiberals split on ban the burka vote
The ruling Liberals (V) are split on whether to support a ban on Muslim headwear such as the burka and niqab. The Danish People’s Party (DPP) will put forward by this autumn that,…
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