MP at odds with new party on Israel
New Liberal (Venstre) MP Christian Friis Bach is already on a collision course with the party over its Middle East policy. The former development aid minister, who quit the Social Liberals (Radikale Venstre)…
MoreAnalysts: Changing parties mid-term breaches contract with voters
Christian Friis Bach is the 11th MP to change party since the 2022 election, an ‘unfortunate trend’ that reinforces voters’ disenchantment with their elected officials analysts said yesterday after the former development aid…
MorePM’s attacker on trial today
A 39-year-old man Polish man charged with assaulting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will stand trial at Copenhagen District Court today. The PM sustained a minor whiplash injury from the attack in Kultorvet Square,…
MoreScientists warn of an ‘Alaska-like’ climate in Denmark
A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as soon as the late 2030s leading to an ‘Alaska-like’ climate in Denmark, scientists have warned. In a new study, René van Westen, a…
MoreStock market downturn as C-25 heads south
Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s trend-setting C25 index of ‘blue chip’ shares closed 3.6% down on Monday, its largest single-day drop since September 2022. Analysts attributed the downturn to ‘anxiety and major price drops abroad’,…
MoreNovo Nordisk on Fortune 500 list
Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has for the first time ever joined the prestigious Fortune 500 list, an annual ranking of the world’s largest companies by revenue. Novo is number 469 after posting 2023…
MoreSlight downturn in economic indicators
Economic sentiment fell to 102.5 in July from June’s 103.8. Despite the downturn the index remained above the long-term average of 100, indicating a positive outlook for the economy. The economic sentiment indicator…
MoreDanish F-16s operational in Ukraine
The first batch of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark and Holland are operational in Ukraine. During a visit to a local airbase, President Zelensky confirmed that two planes flying overhead were F-16s: “I’m…
MorePM under pressure to release anti-whaling activist
73 politicians from ten countries have fired off an angry letter to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen calling for the immediate release of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson who was arrested in Greenland two weeks ago….
MoreFormer minister switches party
The government has been given a late-summer boost with the addition of an extra seat. Former cabinet minister Christian Friis Bach, who’s quit the Social Liberals (Radikale Venstre) to join the Liberals (Venstre)…
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