EU turnaround – members back Denmark’s hardline stance on migration
EU countries are ready to adopt Denmark’s controversial proposal to process asylum seekers outside Europe. At a Council of Europe summit, Monday, chaired by Denmark, Europe’s justice and home affairs ministers approved new…
MoreUS Ambassador dodges questions about Trump’s claim on Greenland
Donald Trump’s ambitions for Greenland remain unclear following US Ambassador to Denmark Ken Howery’s meeting with Greenlandic and Danish representatives in Nuuk, Monday. At a brief press conference alongside Greenland’s foreign minister, Vivian…
MoreImmigration Minister: No plans to exit any international conventions
Immigration Minister Rasmus Stoklund has distanced himself from Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen’s suggestion that Denmark should withdraw from the European Convention on Nationality. Speaking in Brussels, Monday, Mr Stoklund said the government…
MoreLiberal leader casts doubts on coalition’s survival
Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen has declined to guarantee his party will remain part of the coalition government until the next general election, due by October 2026. Following criticism from both the…
MorePM faces parliamentary grilling
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is facing a grilling during parliamentary question time today, the first since the Social Democrats’ disastrous showing at the municipal elections. Four leaders on the right have told BT…
MoreSocial Democrats in crisis as local officials revolt
Widespread unrest within the Social Democrats’ ‘base’ is a major threat to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s survival according to Berlingske’s political editor Chris Kjær Jessen. Since the crushing defeat at the recent municipal…
MoreIntelligence boss calls for European cooperation to counter Russian aggression.
Denmark’s top ‘spy boss’ has warned that European governments need to strengthen cooperation to counter the growing threat posed by Russia’s hybrid warfare. Speaking to European justice and interior ministers in Brussels, Monday,…
MoreLiberal leader’s controversial proposal divides coalition
Liberal (Venstre) leader Troels Lund Poulsen has signalled a split in the government coalition by suggesting that Denmark should unilaterally pull out of the European Convention on Nationality by the end of next…
MoreAnger on the left: Liberals’ convention plan ‘wrong and dangerous’
Parties on the left have unanimously condemned Liberal leader Troels Lund Poulsen’s proposal for Denmark to withdraw from the European Convention on Nationality. Social Liberal (Radikale) leader, former foreign minister Martin Lidegaard, dismissed…
MoreAnalysts: Government on the verge of collapse
Troels Lund Poulsen’s go-it-alone approach to international conventions is yet another sign that the government is on the verge of collapse and a general election has moved even closer, leading analysts said, Sunday….
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