PM emphasises green credentials
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen claims to be just as green today as she is red. In a longer op-ed piece in Politiken, Sunday, the PM warns that, so far, the Danish public hasn’t…
MoreDKK1.25bn subsidy for heating as energy prices soar
The government and a cross-party majority have reached agreement on a DKK1.25bn ($200m) relief energy package for families struggling with a massive increase in the price of heating. An estimated 320,000 households hit…
MorePurchasing rules ignored in police scandal
A witness in the police procurement scandal told Copenhagen District Court, Friday, how the rules for submitting an offer for contracts were ‘systematically ignored.’ Bettina Jensen, the 3rd highest police chief before she was…
MoreVirus updates
The number of daily infections dropped for the fourth day in a row, Sunday. 38.323 new corona cases were confirmed as 28,83% of the 132.949 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period came…
MoreBaggage handlers’ strike causes flight delays at Copenhagen Airport
Flights from Copenhagen Airport were disrupted over the weekend when SAS baggage handlers went on strike. The handlers stopped working in protest against ‘longer working hours and lower wages’ but have been ordered…
MoreGood week, Bad week…
It was a good week for… …The government – the year’s first Gallup poll showed the centre-left ‘red’ bloc of parties have opened up a lead over the opposition after months of virtual…
More‘Over here…Over here’ – the Yanks are coming
US troops could soon be stationed in this country. At a press briefing, Thursday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Denmark is looking to negotiate a new defence cooperation agreement with the U.S. that…
MoreOpposition support for military collaboration with U.S. – left wing says no
The government’s left-wing allies have distanced themselves from the move to allow US soldiers to be stationed in this country. In a tweeted response, the Socialist People’s Party’s policy spokesman, Karsten Hønge, said…
MoreExpert: Denmark could become a target for Russia
The prospect of U.S. troops on Danish soil is a direct acknowledgment that Denmark isn’t capable of defending itself, military expert Peter Viggo Jakobsen, Associate Professor at the Royal Danish Defence College, said…
MoreEx-defence minister claims ‘trial by media’ in espionage scandal
After being questioned by the police, Thursday, about his role in the espionage scandal, former defence minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen said there’s nothing new to report. He wrote on Facebook: “I have today…
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