Posted on 09. Mar, 2021 in: News

More criticism for Israel deal

The government continues to receive political flak for its bilateral vaccine agreement with Israel and Austria. Its own parliamentary backer, the Red/Greens, have now called for negotiations about Denmark’s future strategy as, according…

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Posted on 09. Mar, 2021 in: News

Ex-minister quits politics to become ‘honorary ambassador’

Former foreign minister Kristian Jensen is leaving politics to become the government’s ‘roving ambassador’ with a mandate to secure Denmark a seat on the UN Security Council in 2025/26. Mr Jensen was for…

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Posted on 09. Mar, 2021 in: News

Government sidelines Foreign Ministry with Jensen appointment

The decision to appoint a special emissary who, career-wise, has never been a part of the diplomatic world is a ‘bold move’ by the government, leading political analyst Hans Engell said last night….

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Posted on 09. Mar, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

425 new corona cases….Danish vaccine could be ready by next year….Majority rejects mandatory testing in immigrant district…. There were 425 new corona cases, Monday, based on 118,000 tests, a positivity rate of 0.36%….

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Posted on 09. Mar, 2021 in: News

New ‘climate only’ party

Danes could have the opportunity of voting for a pure climate party at the next election. Former Social Liberal, and later Alternative, member Theresa Scavenius, has formed the ‘Momentum Party’ because, she claims,…

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Posted on 09. Mar, 2021 in: News

Government puts positive spin on climate criticism

When the government was criticised by the Climate Council last week for failing to live up to its own ambitions the ruling Social Democrats fought back by sharing a Canadian study showing Denmark…

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Posted on 09. Mar, 2021 in: News

Positive jobless figures

168.884 people are currently officially unemployed, a drop of 6,200 since the end of February. Senior Nykredit economist Troels Kromand Danielsen said it’s difficult to see whether the March 1st reopening has had…

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Posted on 09. Mar, 2021 in: News

Industrial production up

Denmark’s industrial production increased in January. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show industrial production rose a seasonally adjusted 2.0 percent month-on-month in January, after a 1.2 percent growth in December. In November, output…

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Posted on 08. Mar, 2021 in: News

Corona slows repatriation efforts

Fewer non-western immigrants took up the government’s cash offer to return home to their native country last year. 349 foreign nationals accepted the state’s ‘repatriation bonus’ of up to DKK200,000 to leave Denmark…

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Posted on 08. Mar, 2021 in: News

Centrists demand help for Polish women

The Social Liberals (Radikale) have urged the government to come to the aid of Polish women who need an abortion. In January Poland imposed a controversial near-total ban on abortion, which is now…

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