PM mourns for slain tourist
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen was among mourners, Saturday, at the funeral of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, the Danish tourist brutally murdered in Morocco last month. The PM said although the pain is…
MoreMajority blocks energy sell-off
A political majority has blocked partially publicly-owned Ørsted’s plans to sell off its power distribution company in Copenhagen, Radius. After the Red/Greens warned last week they won’t support a Social Democrat-led government that…
MoreFinance Minister: Energy U-turn is ‘grotesque’
Finance Minister Kristian Jensen has denounced the ‘political U-turn’ on the planned sale of Ørsted’s power distribution company Radius, which he claims will deny the partially state-owned energy company much needed capital to…
MoreNew problems for Danske Bank in France
Danske Bank is facing a new investigation in France regarding the money laundering scandal. In a press release, Friday, Danske acknowledged it has been summoned to appear before an investigative judge at the…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 7th – January 13th 2019
Politics/Economy: A weighted average of all polls since the start of December showed the opposition has maintained its lead as the election approaches – the ‘red’ bloc is leading by 2-2.5% despite the…
MorePM dismisses money for favours accusations
Lars Løkke Rasmussen has declined to attend a parliamentary consultation to explain why his charitable ‘Løkke Foundation’ accepted a DKK50,000 donation from an unemployment insurance fund, allegedly in return for a face to face…
MoreSocialists rule out Huawei
China’s Huawei Technologies should be excluded from building part of Denmark’s new 5G telecommunications infrastructure according to the Socialist People’s Party (SF) In Britain, telecoms operator BT is removing Huawei equipment from the…
MoreRed/Greens’ warning: No more privatisation
The Red/Greens have warned they won’t support a Social Democrat-led government that allows publicly-owned companies to be privatised. Partially state-owned power giant Ørsted announced last summer it was looking for a buyer for…
MoreAmbassador: Denmark was aware of possible human rights violation
The Danish authorities were fully aware that deported terrorist Said Mansour would be imprisoned on arrival in Morocco, the country’s ambassador to Denmark, Khadija Rouissi, said last night in an interview with TV2….
MoreEqual rights for sex workers
Sex workers should have the right to claim unemployment insurance in line with all other employees in Denmark, according to Social Affairs Minister Mai Mercado who said prostitutes work in a ‘poorly regulated’…
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