Tag: Helle Thorning-Schmidt
As speculation mounts about the Prime Minister heading to NATO, party soldiers are considering the future
Could a Dane be head of NATO again? The question occupies a lot of space in the Danish media and at Christiansborg these days. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is constantly asked if she wants to replace the Norwegian boss Jens Stoltenberg, who has announced his resignation. The position of head of NATO is expected to […]
World Economic Forum ’23: Participants braced for profound systemic transformation
It says a lot about this gathering that the managing directors and chairmen of most of Denmark’s largest companies – including the managers responsible for Mærsk, Carlsberg, DSV, Lego Group, Novo Nordisk, PensionDenmark, Vestas and Ørsted – will be present, but they won’t even be considered VIPs. So it’s no wonder snipers can be seen […]
WC Round-Up: Denmark issues well-timed threat to pull out of FIFA ahead of European Parliament’s strong condemnation of world body
The DBU football association shocked a lot of people around the world on Wednesday with a statement announcing that it is considering withdrawing from FIFA. “It is not a decision that has been made now. We have been aware of this for a long time. We have been discussing it in the Nordics since August,” […]
Culture Round-Up: Move over The Brown Bunny … Danish actor now has the right to receive cinema’s most tasteless blowjob ever
Danish actor Caspar Phillipson believed the most controversial moment of his career – when he was sued by the London Toast Theater for sneaking to Paris to audition for the role of JFK in ‘Jackie’, even though he was contracted to appear in the Crazy Christmas Cabaret in Tivoli – stood behind him. But he […]
Political Round-Up: Red and blue blocks hang level with kingmakers waiting in the wings
The Red Bloc and the Blue Bloc are in the polls with 47.9 and 47.8 percent of the vote, according to the latest Epinion poll. Admittedly, the odds for Mette Frederiksen remaining prime minister after the next election have been extended to 5/6 by prominent bookmaker William Hill. Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen has been […]
International Round-Up: Danish leaders congratulate Macron on election victory
A victory for EuropeThree former Danish prime ministers – Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Lars Løkke Rasmussen – also expressed their joy over Macron’s victory. The latter two leaders mentioned that, unlike the Kremlin, it was a good result for Europe. “Facilitated by re-election to Macron and election against right-wing nationalist populism. Good for […]
Mishra’s Mishmash: Warmongering in Denmark is a new trend
Since the war broke out in Ukraine on February 24, Danish newspapers have been busy playing the blame game. The country of Russia is responsible for the full-blown humanitarian crisis at the door of the EU. Nobody else. It encourages them to say so. Peace activists around the world are doing their best to warn […]
Danish News Round-Up: Liberal Alliance confirms belief in the Conservative leader as future prime minister
Liberal Alliance leader Alex Vanopslagh has told Jyllands-Posten that there is no doubt in his mind that his conservative colleague Søren Pape Poulsen is a candidate for prime minister. Poulsen has not yet said himself that he is interested in the post, but he informed the same newspaper that “” before election day I will […]
Orchestra is out of mood: DR postpones series due to eerie similarities with the girls’ choir scandal
You are male, white and straight. And an amazingly skilled screenwriter and creative. Oh… and Danish – it is crucial, because they “can laugh at everything”. If anyone has the ‘credentials’ to brave a sea of vigilance and write a satirical series about #MeToo, then ‘The Castle’ creator Adam Price has got the chops, right? […]
MeToo, says former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. “It can happen to any woman”
Former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has accused Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of France between 1974 and 1981, of having eaten at the thigh at a dinner at the French Embassy in Copenhagen in the early 2000s. At the time, D’Estaing was in his late 70s, but still active in politics as president of the […]
Thorning: Ex-president took me by the thigh
The episode with the French ex-president was during a dinner at the French embassy in Copenhagen, when Valéry Giscard d’Estaing in 2002-2003 was president of the European Convention, which was to draw up a European constitutional treaty. He was in his late 70s at the time. Helle Thorning-Schmidt was in her 30s, a member of […]
Thorning: French ex-president took me on the thigh during dinner
The episode with the French ex-president was during a dinner at the French embassy in Copenhagen, when Valéry Giscard d’Estaing in 2002-2003 was president of the European Convention, which was to draw up a European constitutional treaty. The ex-president was at the time in his late 70s. Helle Thorning-Schmidt was in her 30s, a member […]
Thorning on Kofod: He was punished and may be minister
She is coming out on Monday with the book “The Blonde’s Considerations”, which is about gender, feminism and #MeToo. Here she reflects on Jeppe Kofod’s current ministerial post in the light of the wave that was seriously set in motion in Denmark after a speech by TV host Sofie Linde at the Zulu Comedy Galla […]
Thorning: It is an illusion that we have gender equality in Denmark
Denmark has in many respects come a long way with gender equality, but it also means that we have forgotten the many areas where it is still lagging. This is how it sounds from former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (S), who on Monday publishes the book “The blonde’s considerations”, which is about gender, equality and […]
New guidelines after Tibet case: Ministerial emails must be stored for 25 years
Several of the heaviest commissions of recent years have run into the same problem in their work to get to the bottom of the cases: Emails from key people have been deleted and are not available. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice drafted some guidelines for all state authorities such as agencies and ministries. – […]
Helle Thorning-Schmidt publishes a book on gender and equality
According to the presentation of the book, she does not want to point fingers, but instead gives her opinion on how there can be freedom for everyone and how men and women can move forward together. – When I hear people say that we then have equality in Denmark, and that there is nothing more […]
The government is on its way with proposals: Will ensure affordable housing
– The proposal must basically ensure more studio housing, and more cheaper housing, which also people on transfer income can afford to live in. More public housing in general. That is our ambition, says Kaare Dybvad Bek. The proposal is expected to be presented in a couple of weeks, says Kaare Dybvad Bek at the […]
Book: Thorning wanted to fire Søvndal to keep the Minister of Taxation
In 2012, the then top ministers from the Social Democrats Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Bjarne Corydon tried to persuade SF’s new leadership to fire Villy Søvndal (SF), who was then foreign minister. At “crucial times”, the S-top argued “loudly” that Søvndal should be fired and in return ensure that SF’s then Minister of Taxation, Thor Möger […]
He interprets the text about the engine room of power
Noa Redington, who turns 50 on Sunday 12 September, has a solid ballast to come up with sharp political analyzes. For a number of years he was himself part of the engine room, as an adviser to former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (S). The Stockholm-born political commentator began his political engagement as a teenager. In […]
Scream as the Jutland school bans crop plates:
You randomly scroll through social media and you see a photo of a crossfit fanatic revealing their immaculately toned belly. “Show off,” you think. Thirty seconds later, it’s a worker with a beer belly out. “It’s an improvement on his builder’s butt,” you taunt. Another half minute later and … hang up now, is there […]
Red City King gladly took a stand against the party top
The topic was the placement of a toll ring in the metropolitan area, where several Social Democratic Vestegn municipalities suddenly stood on the wrong side of the toll wall. The object of the anger was the then Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (S). – You can of course choose the road that the Minister of Transport […]
OVERVIEW: Such have been the reactions to Schlüter’s death
Here are a number of reactions from former colleagues and current politicians on top of his death: * The Conservatives’ current chairman Søren Pape Poulsen (K): – The family has lost a dear member, and our country has lost one of the most important people of our time. * Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S): – […]
FACTS: Police actions during Chinese visits under scrutiny
* The Constitution, the Police Act and the European Convention on Human Rights were violated. * About 100 citizens have been compensated by the Copenhagen Police because their rights were violated. * The Tibet Commission submitted its report in December 2017, but was set up again in the summer of 2018. * This was due […]
The past caught up with the mayor
Since then, Frank Jensen was overtaken by his past, where in a number of cases he had abused women. It cost him his political career. Now Frank Jensen, who turns 60 on Friday 28 May, will draw on his political experience as a consultant. – I will not be a politician again. I have taken […]
Official: Got politicians to report sick before meeting with Tibetans
The course will be uncovered on Thursday during an interrogation in the Tibet Commission. It examines the handling of official Chinese visits. But it also looks at the increasing pressure that China has put on Denmark – especially when it comes to issues concerning Tibet, Xinjiang and Taiwan. A number of internal emails between the […]
Value warrior Anders Fogh is questioned about relations with China
That the conversation did not take place in the ministry reveals something about the relationship with the great power China. This is the overriding issue that concerns the Tibet Commission, which has sent bids for Stig Møller. The main theme of the commission, however, is to uncover the cause of a years-long tradition during official […]
Hard to say goodbye: Two former culture ministers and two former Radical leaders to call it a day
Former Left-wing minister Bertel Haarder, 77, has confirmed that this will be his last term in parliament, reports The Althing. Haarder first became a Member of Parliament in 1975, and he has been responsible for eight different ministries – most recently as Minister of Culture until 2016. In all, he has been a Member of […]
Killing Palme got Wammen into politics
But then another Social Democratic profile Henrik Sass Larsen was reported sick. Sass was considered the clear favorite for the crucial post of finance minister. Several political observers were in no doubt. Sass & apos; exit would mean that Wammen became finance minister. And so it was when Mette Frederiksen became Prime Minister and presented […]
The top official: China came with threat
In the Tibet Commission, the trip on Friday came for questioning by Christian Kettel Thomsen, who was head of department in the Ministry of State from 2010 to 2020. He is confronted, among other things, with the Chinese president’s state visit to Denmark in 2012. On the street, police ripped Tibetan flags out of the […]
OVERVIEW: Prime Ministers have used the New Year’s speech offensively
When Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) speaks directly to TV viewers on Friday at 6 pm, it happens as part of an increasingly old New Year’s speech tradition. Some New Year’s speeches quickly go into oblivion, while others draw lasting political clues. This is Mette Frederiksen’s second New Year’s speech. And the corona crisis is […]
Fraudster was sentenced to seven years in prison: he has pocketed so many millions in his own pocket
The company, which made itself in innovative solutions with LED lighting, seemed to have a bright future. Among other things, the company had been praised by the state’s financing fund, Vækstfonden. Even the then Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt praised the innovative Roskilde company from the rostrum of the Folketing. But in 2016, the police launched […]
The comedian is both funny and serious
But the one who laughs last, as you know, laughs best. Ditte Hansen, who leaves the 40s on Sunday 6 December and turns 50, and her partner created their own work and returned two years later with “Ditte and Louise” as the film. It was the preliminary culmination of a couple race that has defined […]
11 ministers are to be questioned by the Tibet Commission
Recently, the list of upcoming interrogations in the Tibet Commission has been expanded. Now 100 interrogations are planned. Among those summoned are four heads of government – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and Helle Thorning-Schmidt. But also seven politicians who can write former foreign minister on their CV must give explanation. […]
When the secret was out, the relief hit
Since then, the law graduate Torben Lund, who turns 70 on 6 November, has been in the Folketing for 17 years. He was also Minister of Health from 1993 to 1994. For the next four years he was political spokesman for the Social Democrats. After a long career at Christiansborg, he traveled to Brussels in […]
Margrethe Vestager calls Sofie Carsten dedicated and good
EU Commissioner and former leader of the Radicals Margrethe Vestager sends great praise in the direction of the party’s newly appointed political leader, Sofie Carsten Nielsen. As a comment on a tweet from the dethroned leader Morten Østergaard – who also praises the new leader – Margrethe Vestager writes: – Yes, Sofie Carsten Nielsen is […]
Member of Parliament awaits conclusion in internal infringement case
Member of Parliament for the Radicals Lotte Rod will not name who she has felt violated by within the party. – It is not my goal to point in the direction of one or the other person. I think this is the best way to change the culture, she writes in a text message to […]
Helle Thorning-Schmidt shares experience with sexual harassment cases
Former Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt writes in a post on Instagram that she has “quite a lot of experience with sexual harassment cases”. She shares the post in light of the recent debate, after 1615 women from the Danish media industry have signed a letter of support to TV host Sofie Linde that a sexist […]