Posted on 13. Dec, 2022 in: News

Ellemann-Jensen defends mink U-turn: ‘We have won big concessions’

Following massive internal criticism for his U-turn on the mink scandal investigation, Liberal leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen assured the party’s executive committee last night that he had won a number of concessions from acting…

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Posted on 13. Dec, 2022 in: News

Analysts: Liberal leader needs political payback for mink climbdown

Jacob Elleman-Jensen will be looking for political payback in the form of across-the-board tax cuts after dropping his demand for a legal inquiry into the mink scandal, analysts said yesterday. According to TV2’s…

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Conservatives declined government offer

The Conservatives declined an offer to join the upcoming government because they were unwilling to drop their demand for a legal inquiry into the Minkgate scandal. Following the Liberals’ and Moderates’ U-turn, Sunday,…

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Slight rise in unemployment could signal economic slowdown

The employment rate has risen for the first time since July, a sign that the economy could be cooling down, leading economists warned last night. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the number…

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Inflation slows

Inflation has slowed for the first time in 11 months. The consumer price index rose by 8.9% in November compared to the same month last year, considerably lower than October’s annual rate of…

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Business shorts

Maersk appoints first-ever foreign-born CEO….Danske Bank investors launch appeal…Biotech giants amalgamate…. Denmark’s biggest company, shipping giant A.P. Møller-Maersk, has appointed a new CEO. 50-year old Swiss national, Vincent Clerc, will replace outgoing boss…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2022 in: News

Moderates, Liberals back down on mink inquiry ultimatum

Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Liberal leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen have backed down from their demand for an independent legal probe of acting prime minister Mette Frederiksen’s role in the Minkgate affair –…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2022 in: News

Minkgate at centre of goverment negotiations

Acting prime minister Mette Frederiksen admitted last night that the Minkgate affair has played a significant role in ongoing government negotiations. In an interview with TV2, after Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen and…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2022 in: News

Allies attack Liberals and Moderates after mink U-turn

The Liberals’ and Moderates’ U-turn on a potential legal inquiry into the mink scandal provoked an angry reaction from their allies on the right. Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen accused the two leaders…

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Posted on 12. Dec, 2022 in: News

Social Democrats win Faroe Islands election

The Faroe Islands Social Democrats mirrored their sister party in Denmark by winning the largest share of votes in an election, Thursday – the Javnaðarflokkurin Party received 27% of the vote while the…

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