Liberals back down on public sector freeze
The ruling Liberals have dropped their goal of zero public sector growth for the next decade. Freezing public spending has been a key issue for the party since 2012 but Finance Minister Kristin…
MoreLA and DPP in power struggle
The next election campaign looks like being a power struggle between Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl and his Liberal Alliance (LA) counterpart Anders Samuelsen. Sources close to the government have…
MoreThink-tank: Public sector efficiency is the key to more welfare
The public sector doesn’t need more money, it needs to become more effective according to the head of the right-leaning think tank CEPOS. Following the ruling Liberals’ announcement that they will no longer…
MoreLøkke backs Faroes’ Olympic dream
The government has backed the Faroe Islands’ bid to compete as an independent nation at the Olympic Games. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen wrote in a press release: “The Faroes have the complete…
MoreIceland apologises to Pia K.
Speaker of the House Pia Kjærsgaard has been given a formal apology by the Icelandic parliament after a number of MPs boycotted her speech last week to commemorate Iceland’s celebration of 100 years…
MoreDenmark makes no concessions for Muslim tourists
Denmark isn’t a welcoming destination for Muslim tourists. The “Global Muslim Travel Index 2018” (GMTI 18), which covers 130 destinations, ranks Denmark a lowly 84th, behind countries such as Sweden, Norway and Germany,…
MorePoland finalises Baltic pipeline
In the midst of tensions with Russia over its plans to build the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany via Danish territorial waters, the Polish government has announced that the Baltic Pipe project, which…
MoreTrump denounces Vestager’s Google fine
President Trump has attacked Danish EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager’s decision to fine Google $5.1bn for ‘serious illegal behaviour’. After the former Social Liberal leader said Google has used its Android mobile phone operating system…
MoreDenmark leads the way in e-government
Denmark is number one in public digitalisation, according to a new report published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Thursday. In a ranking of countries on e-government development Denmark…
MoreGovernment agencies open to cyber attacks
Denmark may be number one in e-government but sensitive personal information held by public institutions is far too vulnerable. According to a new finance ministry risk assessment, 117 out of 377 IT systems…
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