Red/Greens tired of centrists’ flirt with the opposition
The government’s parliamentary alliance with the Social Liberals (Radikale) is like having an opposition spy in the camp, the far-left Red/Greens’ policy spokesperson, Mai Villadsen said last night in an interview with TV2…
MoreDefence Minister accuses Putin of trying to turn the clock back
Minister of Defence Morten Bødskov has accused President Putin of trying to bring Europe back to before the fall of the Berlin Wall. In a speech to the Atlantic Council, an American think…
MoreVoters against headscarf ban
A significant majority of voters would oppose any move to ban young Muslim girls from wearing headscarves at school, as suggested by a government-appointed commission last week. Although Integration Minister Kaare Dybvad Bek…
MoreControversial nuclear plant near Copenhagen could be fired up again
17 years after Sweden was forced to shut down its Barsebäck nuclear plant situated just across the water from Denmark after years of pressure from Copenhagen, the Swedish Christian Democrats have called for…
MoreCompanies are confident
Despite fast rising retail prices and low consumer confidence, producers remain optimistic. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show manufacturing confidence has improved for the first time in four months, as companies believe increases…
MoreBusiness shorts
Housing market downturn….90,000 Danske Bank customers have debt wiped out…Record year for private pension savings…. The Finance Ministry expects the housing market to experience a significant downturn next year as prices head south….
MoreForeign Ministry report pinpoints main security threats
A yet-to-be-published Foreign Ministry report pinpoints the six major security threats to Denmark over the next decade. Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Social Democrat-led government assembled a working group at the…
MoreGovernment presents ‘tight, responsible’ budget
The government has published its draft budget for 2023, including DKK23bn ($270m) in ‘inflation aid’ for those hardest-hit by fast-rising prices, in addition to the DKK2.4bn already handed out to low-income groups faced…
MoreEconomy grew in Q2 despite signs of downturn
Although the Finance Ministry has downgraded its economic projections for the rest of the year, the latest Statistics Denmark figures, released Wednesday, show the economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter…
MoreAllies and opponents denounce budget
The government came under fire from both sides of the aisle, Tuesday, for a draft budget dismissed as ‘unambitious’ and ‘seriously lacking’. The Conservatives’ finance spokesman, Rasmus Jarlov, said there are ‘dark, dark…
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