Queen cancels royal gala for ambassadors
Queen Margrethe has cancelled her New Year galas for the government, members of the military, and foreign ambassadors due to the continued spread of COVID-19 in this country. During the Queen’s 48-year-reign, the…
MoreDenmark nominates ambassador to head OECD
Minister for Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod will today formally nominate current OECD Deputy Secretary-General Ulrik V. Knudsen as Denmark’s candidate for Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In a…
MoreSweden follows Denmark, drops Huawei
Sweden has followed Denmark by prohibiting Huawei from playing a role in building 5G networks. Denmark’s biggest telecom company, TDC, has already shunned Huawei and chosen Swedish multinational telecom company Ericsson to set…
MoreForeign Minister in rape allegation
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod has been reported to the police for allegedly raping the 15-year-old girl he has admitted to having consensual sex with at a Social Democrat youth wing seminar at Esbjerg…
MoreMeToo claims one more as Mayor quits
One day after pleading for forgiveness the Lord Mayor of Copenhagen stepped down yesterday in the latest MeToo scandal to hit Danish politics. 59-year-old Frank Jensen said he was resigning with immediate effect…
MorePM welcomes Jensen’s decision but Social Democrats facing new problems
Mayor Frank Jensen’s dramatic resignation, Monday, was welcomed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen who called it ‘the right decision’. “It’s become very obvious that we in the Social Democratic Party have problems and…
MoreSex scandal makes news abroad
Frank Jensen’s decision to step down yesterday has hit the headlines abroad. Germany’s Der Spiegel reports how ‘Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor resigned after #MeToo allegations in a case that shows the #MeToo debate is…
MoreDisgraced mayor leaves City Hall with generous pay-off
Frank Jensen may be unemployed but he won’t be needing any welfare handouts in the near future. The disgraced mayor has enjoyed an annual salary of nearly DKK1.9m ($300,000) over the past few…
MoreVoters stick with Social Liberals despite sex scandal
The Social Liberals (Radikale) have emerged relatively unscathed from the sex scandal that led to the resignation of ex-leader Morten Østergaard and split the party. A new Voxmeter poll shows the government’s parliamentary…
MoreVirus update – rise in hospitalisations a ’cause for concern’
The infection rate continues to grow but health experts are more concerned about the increase in the number of hospitalisations – 10 yesterday, bringing the total to 129, the highest for six months….
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