Voters desert Liberals following summer of discontent
The Liberals’ ‘summer of discontent’ has cost them 10% of their support. Following the leadership dispute, internal dissension, and criticism from the party base, the latest Voxmeter poll for Ritzau News shows the…
MorePrime Minister backs down on cigarette duty
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s proposal of a two-tier duty on cigarettes is ‘unworkable’ her own tax minister said yesterday. The price of cigarettes was a sensitive issue during the election campaign following disturbing…
MoreTrump leaves Danish police with $600,000 hangover
President Trump’s abrupt decision to cancel his state visit to Denmark this month cost the Danish police around DKK4m ($600,000). The president was scheduled to arrive on September 2nd but cancelled after disagreeing…
MoreFood minister leads trade push in China
Minister for Food & Fisheries Mogens Jensen has arrived in China at the head of a trade delegation aimed at promoting ‘healthy, safe and quality food products from Denmark’, according to a ministry…
MoreEU continues probe of Danish finance watchdog
European investigators are continuing their probe into the financial supervisory authorities in Denmark and Estonia even though the EU’s financial watchdog, The European Banking Authority (EBA), cleared both agencies of any wrongdoing in the…
MoreGovernment bulks up military operations abroad
The government is broadening Denmark’s military engagement in international missions abroad. At a State Ministry press conference, Friday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, alongside Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod and Defence Minister Trine Bramsen, laid out a…
MoreUS welcomes Danish support in Syria
The U.S. Department of Defence (Pentagon) has welcomed the government’s move to send medical and intelligence personnel to Syria to support the US military presence. Pentagon spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement,…
MoreGovernment considers Hormuz Strait mission
In addition to the government’s 4-point plan to increase Denmark’s military commitment abroad, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen revealed on Friday the government is in talks with a number of European allies about an…
MoreForeign Policy Committee riddled with leaks
Confidential government information has been leaked from parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee at least nine times since 1996 yet the Foreign Ministry has failed to investigate who was behind the illegalities. Altinget.dk reports how…
MoreLeft wing majority targets Støjberg in child brides affair
Inger Støjberg is facing a new probe into her role in the child brides affair in which she illegally ordered the separation of refugee couples at asylum reception centres if the wife was…
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