LA calls for full stop on asylum seekers
The right-wing Liberal Alliance has proposed an immediate halt to spontaneous asylum seekers – refugees who enter Denmark and request asylum rather than being resettled through official quota arrangements. In an interview with…
MorePM to attend Nordic Summit during election campaign
In the midst of the election campaign Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will head for Oslo, Sunday, to attend a Nordic-Canadian summit. Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, is hosting the meeting, aimed at…
MoreMilitary joins NATO exercise in northern Norway
Danish warships, helicopters, and air force personnel have joined the “Cold Response” NATO exercise in northern Norway that got underway, Monday. The Norwegian-led exercise, which supports the new NATO mission Arctic Sentry, is…
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C-25 dips again….Danfoss launches tariffs lawsuit in U.S…..China summons Maersk in Panama dispute… Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s trend-setting C25 index fell again, Monday, as investors continued to react negatively to the US-Iran conflict. The…
MoreModerates could decide election outcome
A new opinion poll shows that neither side of parliament can reach the crucial 90 seats needed for a majority without support from the centrist Moderates – making former prime minister Lars Løkke…
MoreLiberal leader holds his own in first candidates debate
Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen emerged relatively unscathed from last night’s first head-to-head election campaign debate with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Despite fears he would be overrun by the PM, a seasoned…
MoreVoters prefer Mette
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen would be the preferred choice for prime minister in a direct run-off with Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen. In a new Megafon poll for TV2, 52% of respondents…
MoreEX-PM waiting in the wings
While Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen comes out second best in a direct face-to-face with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen the centre-right ‘blue bloc’ could have a stronger card to play – Lars Løkke…
MoreLøkke takes pot shots at both left and right
Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has dismissed the Social Democrats’ call for a wealth tax as a ‘populist proposal’ better suited to election campaigns than real policy. In a speech to the centrist…
MoreSecret organisation behind Social Democrats’ campaign funding
The Social Democrats may have circumvented political donation rules by receiving more than DKK50,000 ($8,000) from a secret organisation. TV2 reports that the Foreningen Kampagnebureauet (The Campaign Agency Association) has no website and…
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