The Week That Was, July 7th – July 14th 2019:
Politics/Economy: Parties on the left urged the government to drop plans to change the name of the controversial integration benefit’ to ‘repatriation benefit’ – the Social Liberals’ (Radikale) acting policy spokesman, Kristian Hegaar,…
MorePrime Minister in Berlin – lobbies for border control
Denmark will continue to fight for border control, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told the Danish press yesterday following talks in Berlin with Chancellor Angela Merkel. The PM acknowledged that Germany and Denmark have…
MoreMerkel sits during welcome ceremony for Danish PM
Angela Merkel and Mette Frederiksen took the unusual step of sitting down during the German and Danish national anthems at a ceremony welcoming Denmark’s prime minister to Berlin, Thursday. The German chancellor reportedly…
MoreAllies urge government to drop social benefit name-change
Parties on the left have urged the government to drop plans to change the name of the controversial ‘integration benefit’ to ‘repatriation benefit’. The Social Democrats voted for the name change in February…
MoreLegal eagles approve advisor’s parliamentary role
Parliament’s legal office has approved Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s decision to give her closest political advisor a seat on two powerful committees normally reserved for cabinet ministers. The PM has been accused of…
MoreMoroccan court postpones verdict in murder trial
The final verdict in the backpacker murder trial in Morocco has been postponed until July 18th after the judge ruled yesterday the defendants charged with slaying Danish backpacker Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and…
MoreDanish company stops sales of Canadian cannabis
The biggest distributor of medicinal cannabis in Denmark has stopped selling products from its Canadian supplier, which was recently found growing illegal pot at its Ontario greenhouse. StenoCare is licensed to import cannabis…
MoreEU rules against Denmark: ‘A potential roadside bomb for Danish immigration policy’
The European Court has ruled against Denmark on a family reunification issue that could lead to an overhaul of strict Danish immigration restrictions. The court found that Denmark violated EU rules by invoking…
MoreSnub for Vestager as Von der Leyen picks rival
Denmark’s Margrethe Vestager was snubbed yesterday by Ursula von der Leyen, the German candidate for European Commission president, who said she would pick Holland’s Frans Timmermans as first vice president, if appointed. Ms Vestager…
MoreMette aims to charm Merkel
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen arrives in Berlin this morning for talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel. It’s Ms Frederiksen’s first official bilateral meeting with a foreign leader and part of Danish tradition that…
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