Posted on 20. Nov, 2020 in: News

The scandal that won’t go away

The minkgate scandal will continue to dog Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen even though ex-food minister Mogens Jensen has ‘taken one for the team’ and quit, experts said last night. At a press conference…

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Posted on 20. Nov, 2020 in: News

Minkgate prompts mini cabinet reshuffle

Rasmus Prehn is the new man at the renamed Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, replacing Mogens Jensen who resigned Wednesday after becoming embroiled in the minkgate scandal. Mr Prehn, until yesterday the…

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Posted on 20. Nov, 2020 in: News

Soft or hard minkgate probe – Social Liberals will decide

It’s the Social Liberals (Radikale) who hold the key to the extent of the minkgate investigation. While the government’s support parties on the far-left, the Red/Greens and Socialist People’s Party (SPP), have suggested…

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Posted on 20. Nov, 2020 in: News

Virus mutation ‘probably eradicated’

The mutated strain of coronavirus found amongst mink in September, which led to the mass cull of Denmark’s entire mink population and a top-level scandal, has ‘probably been eradicated’ the health ministry said…

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Posted on 20. Nov, 2020 in: News

Virus updates

Infections up again….Tax deductible meals?….Mink mutation found in Sweden, Ireland….2 million vaccines heading for Denmark…. 1,297 new corona cases were registered Thursday as the figures continue to rise. 255 patients are now hospitalised…

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Posted on 20. Nov, 2020 in: News

Danish company fuelled Syrian civil war turnaround

The massive amount of jet fuel allegedly sold by a Danish company to Syrian government forces was crucial for President Assad’s victory, Danish experts claim. The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and…

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Posted on 20. Nov, 2020 in: News

Business shorts

Maersk, buoyed by Q3 recovery, confident about future…..Bank employees abused, harrassed…. A.P. Moller-Maersk, the world´s biggest shipping company, remains confident about the outlook for shipping after posting third-quarter (Q3) figures showing global container…

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Posted on 19. Nov, 2020 in: News

Food Minister canned as minkgate claims first victim

Minister for Food, Fisheries and Equal Opportunities Mogens Jensen quit, Wednesday, following condemnation from parties on both sides of the aisle for his mishandling of the mink scandal. The minister became a ‘dead…

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Posted on 19. Nov, 2020 in: News

Opposition smells blood – PM in firing line

The minkgate affair has cost Food Minister Mogens Jensen his job but the opposition wants more. Liberal leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen said the spotlight is now on the prime minister. “Mette Frederiksen was responsible…

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Posted on 19. Nov, 2020 in: News

Jensen ‘took one for the team’ but other ministers were aware of illegal order

Now-ex food minister Mogens Jensen was forced to resign yesterday after being given the ‘kiss of death’ by the government’s allies, late Tuesday, tabloid daily BT reports. After being briefed by the Justice…

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