Minister under pressure to explain modernisation plans
As negotiations over the government’s proposed growth plan reach the final phase, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon is under increasing political pressure to explain how many billions of kroner will be found in the…
MoreConservatives attack proposal to restructure defence
Defence Minister Nick Hækkerup wants to restructure the senior management of Defence Command Denmark: he believes that the chief of defence’s core function is to provide completely unfiltered expert military advice to the…
MoreLow-lying farmlands could help reduce CO2 emissions
A new report from the ‘green’ thinktank Concito shows that the climate, environmental science and economics would all benefit from the government purchasing at least 500 kilometres of low-lying land from farmers. Researchers…
MoreShopping centres profiting from teachers’ lockout
Both Field’s and Fisketorvet in Copenhagen, Bruuns Galleri in Aarhus, Kolding Shopping Centre and Bryggen in Vejle are reporting more customers than usual since the lockout began. The shopping centres have seen more…
MoreSøvndal hopes for New Zealand forgiveness
Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal hopes that New Zealand understands that Danish People’s Party (DPP) MP Marie Krarup’s derogatory comments about Maori culture were a ‘one off’ and don’t represent the sentiments…
MoreCorydon paves the way for ‘stimulus package lite’
The suggestion to pass a speedy, shrunken stimulus package that doesn’t include corporate tax relief is an ‘excellent idea’, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon said yesterday after negotiations with the Danish People’s Party (DPP)….
MorePolicy spokesman denies wrongdoing in Taxgate affair
The Liberals’ policy spokesman Peter Christensen has dismissed accustoms that there was anything ‘fishy’ about the private e-mail he sent to ex-Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsen regarding the ‘Taxgate’ affair. In the midst…
MoreMinister admits that new bill will limit public access
Justice Minister Morten Bødskov has acknowledged that the new proposed public information bill would have prevented sensitive figures concerning unemployment insurance reform from being made public. He said if the proposed legislation, aimed…
MoreNew no 1 for Red/Greens but no agreement on EU
The Red/Greens’ justice spokesperson, Pernille Skipper, will be the party’s lead candidate at the next election. In a ballot of party members, Ms Skipper emerged as no. 1 ahead of the popular ‘darling…
More40,000 teachers demonstrate
40,000 teachers from throughout the country gathered outside parliament (Christiansborg), Thursday, to demonstrate against the lockout imposed by local authorities. The conflict continues to create attention abroad. Click to see the BBC’s coverage…
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