DKK500m to kick-start exports
The government and a parliamentary majority have reached agreement on a DKK500m stimulus package aimed at re-booting exports, based on recommendations from 8 specially appointed ‘kick-start teams’. Business Minister Simon Kollerup said: “In…
MoreThe Week That Was October 5th – October 11th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The nationwide restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the corona virus have worked, Health Minister Magus Heunicke said on Friday after the latest figures showed 331 new…
MoreCommentators agree: Østergaard didn’t need to quit
It was Morten Østergaard’s poor handling of the Social Liberals’ sexual harassment affair that cost him his job as party leader, not his hand on a fellow MP’s thigh ten years ago. That…
MoreNew Social Liberal leader accused of cover-up
New Social Liberal leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen has dismissed accusations of a cover-up in the sexual harassment affair that led to her predecessor, Morten Østergaard, stepping down, Wednesday. Ms Nielsen admitted she was…
MoreNew poll shows Conservative leader’s ‘prime minister potential’
Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen’s increasing popularity is reflected in a new survey showing a majority of voters see him as the most popular opposition leader. In a new YouGov pol for tabloid…
MorePM blames corona for failure to find new asylum centre
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has promised a new holding centre for failed asylum seekers before summer next year but admitted that the government hasn’t yet found a suitable location. A plan to house…
MoreFake presidential candidate gatecrashed Foreign Policy Committee meeting
A woman claiming to be Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaja recently took part in a top-level virtual meeting of the Danish parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee. According to a parliamentary press release, ‘the current situation in Belarus…
MoreNorth Sea oil controversy as Total pulls out
The future of Denmark’s oil and gas fields in the North Sea is on the line after French giant Total withdrew from the latest licensing round, Thursday. Total blamed the ‘lack of clarity’…
MoreMore problems for Danske as 1,600 face redundancy
Danske Bank, still struggling with the aftershock of the money laundering scandal, has announced plans to cut 1,600 jobs over the next 12 months. The move is part of Denmark’s biggest bank’s efforts…
MoreSocial Liberal leader quits: ‘MeToo’
Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Morten Østergaard resigned last night after admitting he acted inappropriately at a party get together ten years ago. Following days of speculation about a ‘mystery man’ in the party,…
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