DPP deputy leader on forgery rap
Morten Messerschmidt, whose career is already threatened by the EU fraud affair, is now facing charges of forgery. The Danish People’s Party’s deputy leader, who last week was formally charged with misappropriating EU…
MoreGovernment accused of exaggerating infrastructure figures
The government has been accused of ‘cosmetically enhancing’ the figures behind its DKK160bn transport infrastructure plan and presenting a distorted view of reality to the public. Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen has previously characterised…
MoreNo televised impeachment trial for Støjberg
The government, backed by a political majority, has dismissed a proposal by former immigration minister Inger Støjberg that her impeachment trial this autumn should be televised. Ms Støjberg, who’s now an independent MP after…
MoreHealth authorities negotiate vaccine swap but could allow voluntary AstraZeneca vaccination
Denmark is in conversation with a number of counties about a vaccine ‘swap deal’. Following a meeting with all parties’ health spokespersons, Monday, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke said it would be an ‘extremely…
MoreVirus updates
Positivity rate at 3-week high….11 infected with Indian ‘double mutation’… The positivity rate of those being tested rose to 0.47%, Monday, the highest since the start of the month as 741 new corona…
MorePM joins Biden, Putin in climate summit
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is one of six EU leaders invited to a virtual Climate Summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, alongside the heads of France, Italy, Poland, Spain, and…
MoreDanske Bank CEO quits
The money laundering scandal continues to cast a dark shadow over Danske Bank. Dutch CEO Chris Vogelzang, who was hired to carry out a clean-up operation, resigned on Monday after banking authorities in…
MoreBusiness shorts
Prices up, trade surplus down Producer prices, often used to gauge inflation, increased in March. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark show the producer price index grew 5.8 percent year-on-year following a 3.1…
MoreCritics condemn government’s attack on civil rights
The government has been accused of an attack on civil rights by its eagerness to push through legislation aimed at increasing security and safety for citizens. In addition to the raft of corona restrictions…
MoreMinister concealed information from parliament
Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup was aware of a controversial Danish Intelligence (PET) evaluation of Danish children in Syrian detention camps six month before it was made public but failed to inform parliament, as…
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