Budget draft published today: €1.3bn for corona ‘war chest’
The government has appropriated DKK9.2bn (€1.3bn) in its draft budget for a ‘war chest’ to help Denmark through the corona crisis. The budget proposals will be published today and, according to Finance Minister…
MoreEx-PM criticises opposition leader in new book
Liberal leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen has dismissed policy advice – and a good deal of criticism – from his predecessor, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, as ’destructive’ and ‘not very constructive’. In a new biography to…
MoreClose allies distance themselves from Løkke
Leading Liberal members have accused their former leader of damaging the party by attacking his successor, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, in a new biography. In a joint message on Facebook two former cabinet ministers, Lars…
MoreIntelligence agency shared data on Danish citizens with Americans
The reason behind the suspension of Denmark’s top military snoop became clearer on Friday when DR News revealed that Military Intelligence (FE) has shared raw data from information cables with the U.S. National…
MoreDenmark tops corona management poll
Denmark has handled the corona crisis better than all developed countries according to a new poll by the Washington DC Pew Research Centre based on the responses of local residents. 95% of people in…
MorePaludan provokes riots in Malmø
Riots broke out in Sweden’s most southernly city, Friday evening, after Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish Hard Line anti-Muslim party, was stopped from entering the country to attend a Quran-burning demonstration. Protesters…
MoreSwedish killers get life for gangland slaying
Glostrup District Court sentenced three Swedish gang members to life imprisonment for murdering two rivals in a gangland slaying in Herlev, north-west of Copenhagen, in June last year. Two others, who were both…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 24th– 31st 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: Medical experts said the coronavirus epidemic may be under control in Denmark but tests, masks and social distancing are still needed to avoid further outbreaks. The rate of…
MoreUnions fear widespread lay-offs as aid schemes wind down
Trade union bosses fear massive lay-offs when the government’s emergency wage compensation scheme expires on Monday (August 31st). Around 21,000 furloughed workers are officially covered by the scheme but the real figure could…
MoreGovernment prepares for UK no-deal
Negotiations on Brexit are progressing so poorly that the Danish government is preparing a campaign to warn companies about the consequences of a no-deal outcome. “It’s unrealistic to believe in an agreement that…
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