Support for Defence Minister following stress warning
Leading Liberal members are confident Troels Lund Poulsen can continue to combine his job as party leader with his cabinet role as defence minister. After the party lost two of its four seats…
MoreDanish F-16s could be stationed outside Ukraine
The Danish F-16 fighter jets promised to Ukraine last summer but still waiting to be delivered could be stationed at air force bases outside the war-torn country. In an interview with Radio Free…
MoreRising inflation but no reason to panic say economists
Inflation is slowly ticking up again after falling consistently since the record-high of 2023. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer price index rose 2.2 percent year-over-year in May, faster than the 0.8…
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National Bank mirrors ECB…..Analysts predict Novo will continue dominate GDP….Manufacturing output up… The National Bank has lowered its benchmark interest rate by 0.25%, to 3.35%, mirroring the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision last…
MoreDenmark moves to the left as EU turns right
The Green Left emerged as Denmark’s big winner in Sunday’s EU election with 17.4% of the vote and three seats. The socialist party will now have three of Denmark’s 15 seats in the…
MoreLøkke: Left-wing success threatens government coalition
Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has cast doubts on the ’government project’ following the Green Left’s victory in Sunday’s EU election. In a speech to the party faithful shortly after midnight, the former…
MorePM assaulted in central Copenhagen
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen spent the weekend convalescing instead of campaigning after being assaulted by a 39-year old Polish man in Copenhagen, Friday. The PM sustained a minor whiplash injury from the assault,…
MoreLeaders rally round PM
Party leaders and ministers roundly condemned Friday’s attack on the prime minister in social media messages. Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen, a close ally of the PM, called it ‘disgusting and reprehensible’ while Conservative…
MoreDanish consumers optimistic despite highest prices in EU
Danish prices are the highest in the EU. The latest Eurostat figures show that, in total, products in this country are 47.1% higher than the EU average but at the same time consumers…
More90% of cultural treasures rescued from Børsen fire
90% of the artwork and sculptures have been rescued from the fire that destroyed Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange (Børsen) nearly two months ago. In an interview with the Associated Press, Culture Minister Jakob…
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