Christmas parties fall victim to corona
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned of the need for new restrictions to combat the spread of covid-19 after 762 new cases were registered, Thursday, a single-day record. She said Denmark, like other…
MoreCorona boost for defence spending
The corona pandemic has moved Denmark closer to meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending demand. A new NATO report shows Denmark will spend 1.47% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) on defence this year, while…
MoreNew poll: Opposition catches up as right-wing parties make gains
A new opinion poll shows the Social Democrats have lost some of the goodwill built up during the corona crisis while their parliamentary ally, the Social Liberals (Radikale), struggling with a sexism scandal,…
MoreDPP: Schools need to tell the Mohammed cartoons story
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) is pushing for the Mohammed cartoons to become part of the school curriculum. Former speaker of the house, DPP founder Pia Kjærsgaard, said the political system needs to…
MoreGerman businessman demanded million euros for trade secrets
A German businessman has been charged with helping a former top executive at Velux, the world’s leading manufacturer of roof windows and skylights, sell trade secrets to a Polish rival. Helsingør District Court…
MoreKofod to meet Belarusian opposition leader
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod will today meet with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who arrived in Copenhagen, Thursday to receive Politiken’s freedom award. Mr Kofod said in a press release: “Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is…
MoreBusiness shorts
Consumer confidence up….Denmark 2nd best for pensions…..Danes unconcerned about cybercrime…… Danish consumers have become slightly more optimistic despite concerns about rising unemployment in future. The latest Statistics Denmark data shows the consumer confidence…
MoreEx-minister receives death threat as Mohammed cartoons debate flares up again
The Liberals’ (V) deputy leader Inger Støjberg has received death threats after reposting one of the controversial Mohammed cartoons on her Facebook page. The former hard-line immigration minister claimed she was sharing the caricature…
MoreSocial Liberal leader: ‘I wasn’t acting in sexism video’
New Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen has denied she was acting when appearing in a video denouncing sexism alongside her disgraced predecessor Morten Østergaard on October 3rd– even though she was…
MoreAnother MP admits to sex with 15-year-old
39-year-old Jesper Petersen, the Social Democrats’ policy spokesman, is the latest MP to admit to having sex with a 15-year-old girl. Just one day after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she expects the…
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