Climate dominates PM’s opening speech to parliament
The climate dominated Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s opening speech to parliament, Tuesday, when she said Denmark’s green future will be ‘costly and need a lot of effort, decisions, investment, and not least courage,…
MorePolitiken: PM has finally put immigration to rest
According to left-leaning daily Politiken, the most important message of the prime minister’s opening speech was what was left unsaid – after two years’ uninterrupted focus on the problems caused by refugees, migrants,…
MoreOpposition responds to PM’s speech – some good points but…
Some good points but very few solutions – that was the general response to the prime minister’s opening speech to parliament, Tuesday. Liberal leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen: ”The prime minister concentrated too much on…
MoreEx-PM’s new Moderates Party could be a ‘kingmaker’
Liberal leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen has said he fails to see the ‘necessity’ of his predecessor Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new centrist party, the Moderates, which polls indicate could play a ‘kingmaker’ role at the…
MoreParty leader racially abused
Head of the ’Free Greens’ party Sikandur Siddique and his parents were verbally abused by a Danish racist as they left the official opening of parliament, Tuesday. The man, wearing a white t-shirt…
MoreBusiness leaders optimistic about PM’s India trip
Business leaders are hoping that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s official visit to India this week will provide a significant boost to Danish exports. Denmark’s relationship with India has warmed recently after the ‘Niels Holck…
MoreDK, Greenland and Faroes sign foreign policy agreement
Denmark, Greenland, and the the Faroe Islands have signed an agreement laying out the ground rules for the Foreign, Security and Defence Policy Contact Committee. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a press…
More3 charged with terrorism
Three people who’ve been in custody since December 2019 on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack were formally charged, Tuesday. The public prosecutor claimed the two men and a woman attempted to carry…
MoreVirus updates
Slight rise in infections but R rate drops… 377 new corona cases were registered Monday, based on nearly 34.668 PCR-test, a positivity rate of 1.38% and similar to recent figures. The number of…
MoreTwo Copenhagen restaurants named ‘world’s best’
Famous Copenhagen restaurant Noma was named best in the world for the fifth time, Monday, followed by Geranium which came in at number two in the annual rankings by the World’s 50 Best…
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