50,000 back new party
50,185 people have so far signed voter declarations for Inger Støjberg’s new party, Denmark’s Democrats, more than twice the number needed to be placed on the ballot at the next election. The former…
More‘Inflation aid’ for the elderly, vulnerable
A parliamentary majority has reached agreement on a financial aid package for the elderly and socially vulnerable citizens hard hit by galloping inflation and rising energy prices. Following widespread criticism that the government…
More$7.6bn green fund to reduce CO2 emissions
The government and a cross-party majority have also reached agreement on an ambitious green tax reform bill, the state’s biggest contribution so far to Denmark’s ambitious target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by…
MoreRoyals remove son from prestigious boarding school amidst bullying allegations
The Crown Prince couple have pulled their eldest son, 16-year-old Prince Christian, out of Denmark’s most prestigious boarding school, Herlufsholm, which has been at the centre of allegations of bullying and sexual assaults….
MoreThe Week That Was, June 19th – 25th 2022:
Politics/Economy: Opposition parties called for a legal inquiry into whether Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen should face an impeachment trial, after a leaked draft of the Mink Commission’s yet-to-be-released report questioned the legality of…
MoreLeaked report: PM’s order to cull 17 million minks was illegal
Opposition parties have called for a legal inquiry into whether Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen should face an impeachment trial after a leaked draft of the Mink Commission’s final report questioned the legality of…
MoreNew party appeals to the ‘average Dane’
The worst kept secret in Danish politics was finally revealed, Thursday, when former immigration minister Inger Støjberg formally announced she’s starting a new party – ‘Denmark’s Democrats.’ In an interview with TV2 News,…
MorePM welcomes new party that could split the right
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday she’s ‘open’ to working with ‘Denmark’s Democrats’ but would need to see the party’s political platform first. On her way into an EU summit in Brussels, the…
MoreEx-PM could swing the election
Former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen could be the ‘kingmaker’ at the next election. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 indicates that neither of the opposing blocs would be able to put together…
MoreCopenhagen ‘2nd-most liveable city’ – Denmark amongst 8-safest countries
Copenhagen has been named the world’s second-most ‘most liveable city’, just behind Vienna, by British financial magazine, the Economist, which ranked 172 cities on a variety of factors, including crime rates, health care,…
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