Election 2019: Political suicide if PM calls election now
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen could be tempted to call an election after presenting the government’s proposals for Denmark’s biggest ever transport infrastructure investment, Wednesday (see below) but it would be ‘political suicide’…
MoreElection 2019: Infrastructure plan could be ‘election game changer’
The government has announced an ‘historic’ DKK112bn traffic infrastructure plan that could, according to Finance Minister Kristian Jensen, be an ‘election gamechanger’. With opinion polls indicating a victory for the opposition at the…
MoreElection 2019: Same day elections would be a ‘major mistake’ says ex-commissioner
A former EU Commissioner has warned Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen against calling a general election to coincide with the EU election in May. Social Democrat Ritt Bjerregard, one of Denmark’s most famous…
MoreExtra DKK50m to help stabilise Iraq
The government has donated an additional DKK50m ($7.7 million) to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to help stabilise areas of Iraq liberated from the Islamic State (ISIL). This brings Denmark’s total contribution…
MoreFraud squad dropped probe into multi-million fraudster after 12 days
The State Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Economic and International Crime (Søik), popularly known as the fraud squad, launched an investigation into social fraudster Britta Nielsen in 2012 but lost interest after just 12 days…
MoreDanish Islamic State recruiter arrested in Turkey
A young Danish woman suspected of being a foreign fighter for the Islamic State (ISIS) was arrested by Turkish police, Wednesday, as she tried to cross the border with a false passport. According…
MoreBrexit chaos raises doubts about banking union
The chaos surrounding Brexit has raised doubts in this country about the viability of holding a referendum about Denmark’s possible membership of the EU banking union. The National Bank and Prime Minister Lars…
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Mistake in inflation figures / Watchdog warning for bank / Denmark encourages EU to drop digital tax…. Statistics Denmark will publish new inflation figures for February after finding an error in rent figures….
MoreMinister: 50% immigrant birth rate threatens Danish values
More than one in two of all new-born babies in four towns west of Copenhagen has an immigrant background. While the national birth rate for ethnic minorities has risen to 22.4% over the past…
MoreBanned imam still at Copenhagen mosque
An Iranian imam barred from entering Denmark has for years held sermons and provided community support and spiritual advice for Muslims at the Imam Ali Mosque in Nørrebro. The 58-year.old imam was blacklisted by…
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