The Week That Was, November 30th – December 6th 2020:
Coronavirus/ What happened last week: The positivity rate of corona testing rose to 2.06% as the number of daily infections topped 1,600 – health experts warned of the growing threat to hospital capacity….
MoreReprimand for health minister
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke has been given a parliamentary reprimand for his role in the minkgate scandal. A hearing heard yesterday how he was briefed about a possible corona mutation in mink and…
MoreNew poll: Gains for government despite minkgate scandal
The stench of the minkgate scandal hasn’t affected the Social Democrats’ popularity. Despite widespread condemnation of the government’s decision to cull Denmark’s entire mink population, which has led to criticism and reprisals for…
MoreHong Kong activist leaves Denmark, heads for exile in UK
Pro-democracy activist Ted Hui leaves Denmark today but won’t be returning to Hong Kong. He said on Facebook, Thursday: “Just finished my three-day visit to Denmark…I hereby announce that I am in exile,…
MoreGovernment’s cool stance on activist has helped DK-China relations
The government has furthered Denmark-China relations by declining to meet pro-democracy activist Ted Hui during his trip to Copenhagen, a senior advisor to Beijing said last night. Lau Siu-kai, vice-president of the semi-official…
MoreLiberal leader soothes Løkke’s fragile ego
Liberal leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen has expressed hope that his predecessor, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, runs at the next election and continues to play a significant role within the party. After taking a month’s leave…
MoreInfections hit new daily high
For the second day in a row the number of confirmed infections hit a new high, Thursday, when 1,605 new corona cases were registered, based on 78,000 tests, giving a positivity rate of…
MoreParliament backs words with action – no North Sea oil after 2050
Denmark’s North Sea oil adventure, which has earned the state an estimated DKK 541bn ($8bn) since 1972, is coming to an end. The government, backed by a parliamentary majority, agreed last night to…
MoreGovernment releases DKK24bn to boost spending
The government and a cross-party political majority have agreed to pay out the final portion of wage-earners’ frozen holiday funds to give the economy a DKK24bn ($3.6bn) boost and, hopefully, create 5,000 short-term…
MoreGovernment gives Hong Kong activist the cold shoulder
Government officials have distanced themselves from Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui who’s currently visiting Denmark. Mr Hui arrived in Denmark on Tuesday ‘to change the Danish government’s stance,’ according to Thomas Rohden,…
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