National Bank boss steps down
The Governor General of the National Bank is stepping down next January after 10 years in the hot seat. 68-year-old Lars Rohde, who’s overseen the longest negative-rate experiment in history, announced his departure…
MoreNo clear winner in candidates debate
In a heated TV debate between the three prime minister candidates, Sunday, Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen accused the Prime Minister of ’hocus pocus’ economics after she dismissed his 2030 plan as the…
MorePM backtracks on tax cuts for high earners
In an interview with Politiken, Sunday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen refused to rule out tax relief for high earners if the Social Democrats remain in power after the next election but backtracked later…
MoreEnergy Minister issues ration warning
Russia’s decision to stop delivering gas through the Nord Stream 1 (NS1) pipeline that supplies much of western Europe could spark an energy crisis in this country, Climate & Energy Minister Dan Jørgensen warned,…
MoreShopping mall shooting highlights the need for tighter gun laws
The government is pushing for tighter gun legislation following the shooting tragedy at a Copenhagen shopping mall in July when three people were killed by a lone gunman. Justice Minister Mattias Tesfaye told…
MoreHealth Minister: No restrictions this winter
Health Minister Magnus Heunicke isn’t expecting the need for any coronavirus restrictions this winter, even with an expected rise in infections. At a corona press briefing, Friday, the first for weeks, the Minister…
MoreThink-tank: Denmark and Baltic countries on the frontline of international energy crisis
Following last week’s Baltic Sea Energy Security Summit in Copenhagen, when Denmark and seven other EU countries signed a declaration to increase offshore wind power generation capacity sevenfold by 2030 and decrease dependency…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 29th – September 4th 2022:
Politics/Economy: The government published a ‘tight and reponsible’ draft budget for 2023, including DKK23bn ($270m) in ‘inflation aid’ for those hardest hit by fast-rising prices – according to Finance Ministry projections, Gross Domestic…
MoreForeign Minister: ‘Putin is a little man’
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod stressed Denmark’s full support for Ukraine’s efforts to resist the Russian invasion during talks with President Zelensky in Kyiv, Thursday. Mr Kofod said a number of issues had been…
MoreDivision on the right
The political truce between the opposition’s two prime minister candidates was shattered yesterday when Liberal leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen dismissed his Conservative counterpart, Søren Pape Poulsen’s 2030 plan as ‘unrealistic’ and claimed the proposal…
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