DPP backing for Vestager’s EU president dream
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) have surprisingly announced they will support Margrethe Vestager’s candidacy for President of the European Commission. Ms Vestager’s five-year term as European Competition Commissioner is coming to an end…
MoreElection 2019: Opposition on course for victory but new party gains support
In the countdown to the election the opposition has increased its lead over the government alliance. A new Epinion poll for DR News shows the Social Democrat-led ‘red’ bloc of parties would win…
MoreNo election until health reform passed
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen won’t call an election before the government reaches agreement on health reform but Finance Minister Kristian Jensen acknowledged yesterday there’s still a long way to go. He said negotiations…
MoreParliamentary warning to journalists
Members of parliament should be able to walk freely around the corridors of Christiansborg without being constantly harrassed, Speaker of the House Pia Kjærsgaard said yesterday after the Presidium (the supreme authority of…
MoreGovernment moves toward cashless society
More retailers could soon be allowed to decline cash payments. Current legislation requires all shops and stores to accept coins and notes but as Denmark moves towards a cashless society by 2030 the…
MoreEU Commission confirms Danish economy’s upswing
Despite volatile underlying figures, Denmark’s economy is on a solid upswing – the underlying conclusion of the EU Commission’s latest ‘economic situation and outlook’ for 2019. The report states: Economic growth has been…
MoreMay Lego be with you – Star Wars boost for toy giant
Toy giant Lego has bounced back from a disappointing 2017 with an upturn in both sales and profits, boosted by Star Wars and Harry Potter licences along with strong growth in China where…
MoreSocial Democrat leader: Foreign fighters are traitors and should never be allowed to return
Foreign fighters should never be allowed to set foot in Denmark again – the short, sharp message from opposition leader Mette Frederiksen during prime minister’s question time in parliament, Tuesday, after Justice Minister…
MoreOpposition leader urges press to show respect
Social Democrat whip Henrik Sass Larsen has returned to parliament and is back to ‘full speed’ following a bout of depression, party leader Mette Frederiksen told waiting journalists yesterday as she appealed to…
MoreLøkke resists citizens’ demand for stricter climate legislation
The ruling Liberals are supportive of a private citizens’ petition calling for a newer, more ambitious climate bill but the government won’t discuss the issue until after the election. During parliamentary question time,…
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