Anti-Islamist could play decisive role in election
Notorious Islam critic Rasmus Paludan’s extremist Stram Kurs party won’t decide the outcome of the upcoming election but could play a decisive role by ‘stealing’ votes from centre-right parties, according to BT. In an…
MoreSocial Democrats target ‘fat cat’ salaries
The Social Democrats have distanced themselves from party whip Henrik Sass Larsen’s call for a cap on executive salaries. In an in interview with financial daily Børsen, Monday, Mr Sass Larsen said a…
MoreConservatives dispute need for 10,000 African migrants
Conservative party leadership has dismissed a suggestion by its lead candidate in the upcoming EU election that Europe needs 10 million African migrants to fill the manpower gap. After Pernille Weiss claimed in…
MoreEnergy agency pushes for more offshore wind farms
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has identified 12-15 prospective offshore wind sites that, it claims, could ‘deliver more power than is currently consumed in Denmark.’ Energy and climate minister Lars Christian Lilleholt said:…
MoreSAS boss calls for compromise as pilots’ strike hits 280,000 passengers
Rickard Gustafson, the CEO of Scandinavian airline SAS, has urged company and union negotiators to come up with a deal to end a pilot strike that has disrupted travel plans for hundreds of…
MoreDenmark, Estonia still under legal threat from EU
The EU’s financial watchdog, the European Banking Authority (EBA), may have cleared the supervisory authorities in Denmark and Estonia of any wrongdoing in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal but both countries remain…
MoreElection 2019: Løkke won’t give up without a fight
Opinion polls suggest that Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s time as prime minister and Liberal leader may be coming to end but the ‘Comeback Kid’ isn’t ready to ride off into the sunset…
MoreFar right party on election ballot
The far-right right ‘Stram Kurs’ (Firm Direction) party, led by notorious Islam critic Rasmus Paludan, has now gathered the 20,109 voter declarations needed and will be on the ballot at the upcoming election –…
MoreGood news for extremist is bad news for PM
The emergence of new, fringe parties could be disastrous for the ‘blue’ centre-right bloc of parties, according to leading political commentator, ex-Conservative leader Hans Engell. The far-right right ‘Stram Kurs’ party will be…
MoreAlternative leader calls for meeting to discuss ‘fascist’ party
In reaction to the news that the far-right Stram Kurs party will be on the election ballot this year, Alternative leader Uffe Elbæk has urged Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to summon all…
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