Election 2019: Thulesen Dahl no longer ‘this charming man’
Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl’s approval rating has fallen dramatically. After the DPP’s historic election result in 2015, when more than 1 in 5 voted for the populist party, Mr…
MoreDay 15: Campaign briefs
Speaker of the House Pia Kjærsgaard responded angrily to New Conservative leader Permille Vermlund’s announcement that she won’t be voting in Sunday’s EU election because of a ‘lack of confidence’ in any of…
MoreEP election: Liberals lead EU vote
The ruling Liberals are in danger of losing power in this country but are making gains in the European Parliamentary (EP) election. Ahead of Sunday’s vote a new poll shows the party is…
MoreEP election: Voters say no to EU referendum
Danes have become far less enthusiastic about a Brexit-style EU referendum in this country. A new Voxmeter poll just days four days ahead of European Parliamentary (EP) election shows 68.3% of the electorate…
MoreTax fraud hits back
The British businessman suspected of defrauding the Danish Tax Authority (SKAT) out of nearly 200 million US dollars (DKK2.7bn) in the share dividend scandal has launched a counter attack against Denmark at the High Court…
MoreBusiness shorts
Consumer confidence up / More passengers through Copenhagen Airport / New delay for Copenhagen Metro… Denmark’s consumer confidence index, an important economic indicator for investors, rose to 5.9 points in May from 3.7…
MoreElection 2019: Centre-right alliance falling apart
Kristian Thulesen Dahl has warned that the ‘blue bloc’ alliance of centre right parties will be ’dead and buried’ forever if, as all opinion polls indicate, they lose the election. In an interview…
MoreElection 2019: DPP downslide signals end of the road for Løkke
Support for the Danish People’s Party (DPP) has fallen to a seven-year low. A poll published by financial daily Børsen puts backing for the populist, eurosceptic party at just 10.8%, compared with 21.1%…
MoreElection 2019: PM backs down on alliance with Social Democrats
Just days after airing the possibility of forming a government with Social Democrats after the election Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has dropped the idea again after opposition leader Mette Frederiksen outlined her,…
MoreBerlingske: Social Democrats’ plan will damage the economy
The Social Democrats have put forward an economic manifesto that’s ‘irresponsible, will increase taxes and duties, and slow down growth and prosperity’, according to Berlingske. In a hard-hitting editorial , Denmark’s oldest newspaper…
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