Lene E. urges US to stop executions with Danish drug
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen will urge the USA to stop using a drug produced by Danish medicinal company Lundbeck in executions in states that employ the death penalty. In a formal…
MoreDanish company continues use of toxic pesticide
The Danish company United Plantations in Malaysia continues to use the toxic monocrotophos, characterised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the most dangerous pesticides in the world. After reports last…
MoreReform programme divides electorate
Voters are less than enthusiastic about the government’s much-discussed 2020 plan. In a new Gallup poll taken the day after Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen projected a budget deficit of DKK47bn by 2020,…
MoreOpposition will roll back tax cuts
Around 700,000 taxpayers won’t be getting the tax relief they’ve been promised in 2014 if the opposition wins this year’s election. Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt acknowledged the need for a ‘tight budget’…
MoreTax provokes war of words
Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Helle Thorning-Schmidt became entangled in a war of words yesterday about whether the government intends to cut taxes. According to the Social Democrat leader, the PM said he wasn’t…
MoreDDP makes immigration demands
Ahead of cross-party negotiations about the government’s 2020 Plan, the Danish People’s Party (DPP) has demanded that the ‘Green Card’ scheme, which gives foreign nationals the right to residency in this country if…
MoreDanish F-16’s drop bombs near oil port
Danish fighter jets have flown four missions over Libya during the past two days, including bomb-strikes against an ammunition transporter close to the important oil port of Braga, which has experienced intense fighting…
MoreRoyal christening – William and Benedikte? Or Valdemar & Mathilde?
Speculation mounts about the possible names of the royal twins who will be christened today in Holmens Church, Copenhagen. Bookmaker Ladbrokes has William as the favourite for the baby boy (8 to 1),…
MoreA lot at stake for Denmark – and me says PM
Less than 24 hours after presenting his 2020 rescue plan for the economy, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen stressed the need for political agreement on the reforms needed to create balance in the…
MoreMake homeowners pay too say Social Liberals
The Social Liberals will demand that the government drops its property tax freeze when cross-party negotiations about the 2020 Plan get underway, Friday. Party leader Margrethe Vestager asked why homeowners should be afforded…
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