Hungary uses Danish endorsement to beef up support for border wall
Following Denmark’s call for stronger borders, Hungary has appealed for EU backing for its own barbed-wire fence policy. After Immigration Minister Mattias Tesfaye said, Tuesday, that criticism of Hungary for building a barbed-wire fence…
MoreDefence Minister on the back foot
Beleagured Defence Minister Trine Bramsen continued to reject allegations yesterday that she illegally used a naval vessel to transport her to the small island of Æro last month to discuss Social Democrat party…
MoreKhader ‘throws in the towel’
Controversial Conservative MP Naser Khader’s chequered political career appears to be over after he declined to take legal action against a number of women who’ve accused him of inappropriate behaviour. After he was…
MoreTrump dumps former ambassador
Ex-US president Donald Trump has snubbed his former ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, by endorsing another candidate in Pennsylvania’s US Senate race. Trump picked Sean Parnell, an Army veteran and former congressional candidate, in…
MoreVirus updates
Only 694 new corona cases were reported, Thursday, 129 fewer than the previous day and the lowest since the end of July. During August the average daily figure was 932. Thursday’s low rate…
MoreLazy graduates refuse to work despite labour shortage
50% of all unemployment insurance recipients in Copenhagen are under 35 – around 17,000 people and many of them university graduates – who according to labour market analysts are ‘too picky’ when looking…
MoreBusiness shorts
Political agreement on DKK200bn energy island…..1 in 5 new cars sold is electric…..No currency intervention in August…. A cross-party political majority Denmark’s has reached agreement on a plan for the ownership of a…
MoreHistoric impeachment trial kicks off today – Støjberg’s defence team confident
The impeachment trial of Inger Støjberg gets underway this morning when 26 politically appointed judges will determine whether the former immigration minister violated the European Convention on Human Rights by illegally separating immigrant…
MoreDefence Minister used naval ship for private visit
Defence Minister Trine Bramsen has come under fire for using a naval Home Guard vessel to transport her to the small island of Æro last month to attend a private meeting with the…
MoreLeft-wing push for greener budget
The Alternatives have urged their left-wing allies to join together and push for a greener 2022 budget. At the party’s summer conference, Wednesday, policy spokesman Torsten Gejl said the budget proposals presented by…
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