New poll indicates immediate success for ex-PM’s new party
Former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new Moderates Party would enter parliament with a bang if an election was held today. The latest YouGov poll for tabloid daily BT shows the new centrist…
MoreDPP MEP calls for EU ‘Danexit’
Danish People’s Party MEP Peter Kofod has urged the party to push for a Danish ‘Brexit’ – a ‘Danexit’ from the EU. At the DPP’s annual conference over the weekend Mr Kofod, seen…
MoreVirus updates
Hospitalisations under 100 for 3rd day running….Morocco receives 115,000 vaccines from Denmark….Serum Institute sits on stockpile of 662,350 doses….Uruguay and Romania taken off safe country list… 268 new corona cases were reported, Monday,…
MoreCriminal immigrants kicked out under new law
25 criminal immigrants serving short-term prison sentences have been driven to the airport by police and kicked out of Denmark since June in accordance with new legislation passed last Spring. Immigration Minister Mattias…
MoreShould Denmark welcome a Social Democrat victory in Germany?
A Social Democrat victory in Germany’s election wouldn’t automatically be good news for Denmark according to expert in German affairs Lykke Friis, Director of the Danish Think Tank Europa, who has warned that…
MoreStock market downturn
The Danish stock market, booming for months, took a downward turn, Monday, mirroring global stock markets that plunged amid rumours of Chinese real estate giant Evergrande’s possible collapse with debts of more than…
MorePM on the counter attack
In a speech to the Social Democrats’ congress, Sunday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen launched a counterattack on critics who, she claimed, have tried to paint a ‘false image’ of the government. The left-wing…
MoreDPP founder issues comeback threat
Danish People’s Party (DPP) founder Pia Kjærsgaard has declined to rule out the possibility of making a comeback as party leader if the DPP’s downslide continues at the upcoming municipal elections in November….
MoreDefiant DPP leader vows to crack down on dissenters
Under pressure Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has promised to come down hard on ‘splitters’ within the party who continue to criticise the party’s immigration policy and, indirectly, founder Pia…
MoreConservative leader has eyes on prime minister’s office
Popular Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen positioned himself as a potential prime ministerial candidate in a resounding speech to the party’s annual convention, Saturday, which he rounded off by quoting former PM Poul…
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