Tag: Politiken
Done in Botkyrka – Emanuel Ksiazkiewicz becomes the new group leader
The Social Democrats in Botkyrka have held their annual meeting where they voted on who will become the new group leader and thus the chairman of the municipal board in the municipality. The vote took place after a stormy period in Botkyrkapolitiken, where the Social Democrats split into two factions that accused each other of […]
British resident to be deported due to Brexit, but can new government intervene before December 6 deadline?
Philip Russell, a British citizen who has lived in Denmark for two years, has been ordered to leave the country by December 6. The 47-year-old financial services administrator is one of 290 Britons in Denmark who, according to Politiken, missed the December 31, 2021 deadline to apply for continued residence – a consequence of the […]
Bed for historic whalers in Denmark
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen looks like she might be able to stay on when Denmark goes to the polls on November 1. But her party Social Democracy lacks its own majority judging by the opinion polls and it looks like it could be quite complicated to form a new government after the election. A strong […]
Prime Minister’s popularity at an all-time low
Around 34 percent of Danish voters think that Mette Frederiksen is doing poorly as prime minister, and only 43 percent think that she is doing well, a poll from Epinion shows. Like a December 2021 poll, the nine percentage point difference is the lowest since she took office, but the level of disappointment with her […]
Novo Nordisk will help finance abortion trips for American employees
Novo Nordisk will expand financial support to employees in the US after the implementation of strict abortion laws, reports Politiken. After the US Supreme Court overthrew Roe vs Wade on June 24, it is now illegal in many states in the United States to have an abortion. Because of the extreme mental and physical effects […]
Sport Round-Up: The architect’s solution can revolutionize Copenhagen’s football pitch problem
Stack them high!However, the architectural firm Werk Arkitekter has come up with a cunning plan. The company has proposed to make Copenhagen a pioneer for a solution that involves ‘stacking’ five or more courts on top of each other to form a kind of wooden-based sports tower. “The huge space-consuming sport is a challenge in […]
Russia is blocking access to Yle’s website
Russia’s Federal Communications Regulatory Authority Roskomnadzor has blocked most of Yle’s services in Russia. The Yle.fi website appeared in Roskomnadzor’s register of banned sites on Thursday. The decision to close the Yle.fi domain was made by the Russian Public Prosecutor’s Office on 27 May. Screenshot of Roskomnadzor’s websiteYle Yle’s Finnish-language online services, Yle Uutiset and […]
CPH STAGE 2022: Non-verbal lists
Gravity 9.-11. June, 8 p.m .; The Gray Hall, Christiania; lectures in English on 9 & 10 June (Thomas Hertog), 11 & 12 (Jácome Armas), 15 & 16 (Marianne Vestergaard), 17 & 18 (Alejandra Castro) Still going strong since the founding in 2005 of choreographer Tina Tarpgaard, who is still responsible today, the dance community […]
Call in – and ask your questions about politics to Mona Sahlin (S) and Mikael Odenberg (M)
Call in and ask your question about politics. In tonight’s “Ask politics” the panel consists of Mona SahlinFormer Social Democrat party leader, Mikael Odenbergmoderate and former Minister of Defense and political scientist Jan Teorell. The host is Monica Saarinen and Tomas Ramberg. Email to [email protected] or call 08-22 45 00.
Culture Round-Up: Recent changes to Asger Jorn’s painting terrify the museum, but would the artist approve of it himself?
In his series ‘Modifications’, which stretched over the late 1950s and early 60s, the Danish situationist artist Asger Jorn bought kitschy paintings from flea markets and added his own graffiti: abstract or grotesque drawings, some times even added beard or mustache, along with scribbled text. At the time, it was perceived as a critique of […]
Danish News Round-Up: COVID-19 mortality is highest among men, low paid and unemployed
COVID-19 mortality was higher among men, low paid and unemployed. The results are made from a Statistics Denmark analysis of deaths in Denmark between 1 March 2020 and New Year 2021, where 61 deaths were reported per year. 100,000 citizens in Denmark due to corona. It revealed that mortality has been unequal among different demographics […]
Ask the policy | Ulvskog (S) and Hägglund (KD) answer the listeners’ questions
During two Fridays, you have the chance to ask your question about politics to P1’s expert panel. In the first section, the panel consists of the Social Democrat and former Minister of Culture Marita Ulvskogthe former party leader of the Christian Democrats Göran Hägglund and the political scientist Jan Teorell. The host is Monica Saarinen […]
Call in and ask your question about politics
Professional politicians Marita Ulvskog (S) and Göran Hägglund (KD) and political scientist Jan Teorell visit the presenters Monica Saarinen and Tomas Ramberg from Ekot’s police editorial office. The questions come from you. The lock is open – call 08-22 45 00. During two Fridays, you have the chance to ask your question about politics to […]
Ambassador: Russia could seize Danish companies
A real threatConfiscation of Danish assets was an option, which the ambassador mentioned, as well as continuing the operation of the companies under Russian leadership. Industriens Landsforbund, Dansk Industri (DI), described the potential nationalization of Danish companies as a serious threat. “We run the risk that Putin’s oligarch friends, who have had their assets frozen, […]
This week’s editorial: More stories about the unexpected
‘Expect the unexpected’ was the slogan when the pandemic came. We had not, or at least during the Queen’s reign, seen anything like it. Two years and more mutations later, we are still living with it, but we are not worried anymore – more annoyed than anything else. But normal life is back and the […]
Interest in Yle’s Russian-language news has grown; HS offers articles in Russian
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland’s largest newspaper, has begun publishing articles in Russian about Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. The daily is associated with the efforts of Dagens Nyheter of Sweden and Politiken of Denmark. The editors-in-chief of the three magazines wrote in a joint statement on Thursday "The Russian administration has focused on preventing its citizens from […]
National Round-Up: Russian Ambassador warns that US cooperation could jeopardize security in the Baltic Sea
Vladimir Barbin, the Russian ambassador to Denmark, has today informed Politiken that Denmark’s closer defense cooperation with the United States could have serious consequences for security in the Baltic Sea. Negotiations are underway, but it is expected that American personnel and equipment will be welcomed on Danish soil. World military dominance “It is a clear […]
Local Round-Up: An unprecedented Supreme Court ruling convicts homeless man of begging
Judges: not discrimination Begging at stations, pedestrian streets, supermarkets and public transport can lead to a 14-day stay in jail, while begging elsewhere can provide a warning and seven days in jail for further offenses. The increased penalties for begging have, except for one case, been used against foreigners. However, the judges in the judgment […]
The Danish queen celebrates 50 years on the throne – in a subdued way in the light of the corona
An honored polyglot, renowned artist, out-of-the-box thinker and loving grandmother. She is also commander-in-chief of the Danish defense and supreme authority of the Church of Denmark. Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid – or as she is officially called Queen Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark – is highly loved by the Danish people. Today, the Queen is […]
Danish news Round-Up: Danish intelligence chief imprisoned in surveillance scandal
The head of the Danish military intelligence service, Lars Findsen, has been imprisoned, charged with leaking secret material. He is one of four current and former intelligence workers who were arrested by Danish police last month. Copenhagen City Court dropped a bomb on Monday when it opened to the public for the indoor trial and […]
Culture Round-Up: Women’s version of historical constitution painting from 1915 planned for the Folketing’s lobby
Visitors to the Conversation Room in the Folketing can see Herman Vedel’s painting of the 30 ‘fathers’ from the Constitution of 1915, which gave women the right to vote. Now a female version has been proposed, which will hang in the same room, which is often a welcome place for prominent foreign visitors. “Better gender […]
FACTS: Niels from Aars created diplomatic crisis with India
* Subsequently, Niels Holck and his collaborators were forced to land in India, where everyone except Niels Holck was sentenced to life in prison. * In 1996, Niels Holck manages to escape to Denmark. * Following a change in the law on top of the terrorist attack on 11 September, it became possible for Denmark […]
Defendant demands deadline for decision in Niels Holck case
After almost five years, the Attorney General should now make a decision in the case of the Dane Niels Holck, who for a number of years has been the center of a diplomatic dispute between India and Denmark. This is what a letter from Niels Holck’s lawyer, Jonas Christoffersen, reads, which lands at the Court […]
Online consultations get more men to seek medical attention
A new, digital health scheme from Danica Pension has made men seek help from doctors and psychologists, writes Politiken. Customers who have health insurance with Danica have easily been able to contact doctors, psychologists and dietitians online. In the first nine months of the year, this has led to more than 10,000 consultations. Men account […]
The cost of solving problems in Tax increases by millions
It will cost DKK 349 million for the Tax Commission to complete its work. According to Politiken, this appears from a statement that Minister of Justice Nick Hækkerup (S) has sent to the Folketing’s tax committee. Originally, the budget was 308 million kroner, but the bill increased last year to 318 million kroner and is […]
Terrorist security closes for cars at Amalienborg Castle Square
You can no longer drive your car over Amalieborg Castle Square. The four entrances to the square have been surrounded by bollards that block cars from driving through. It writes Politiken. In 2019, the Palaces and Culture Agency decided that Amalienborg Castle Square should be protected from terrorism. It happened after a recommendation from the […]
Commentators: There is music in Løkke’s completely unrealistic suggestions
He knows this well himself, according to Børsen’s political commentator, Helle Ib. – There is definitely some music in Løkke’s proposal, and many will think: It’s a super good idea. But I am convinced that Løkke does not believe in it himself. So he has to do it because he feels under pressure to come […]
Løkke’s tax proposal gets a cold shoulder
– It is a populist proposal that has no place on earth at all, says commentator on Børsen Helle Ib. Løkke, who has founded the party Moderaterne, writes according to Politiken in his book “Out of the blue” that he wants a showdown with the “arbitrary tax-free gains on housing trade”. On the other hand, […]
Loop in new book: Will cut in SU and wants regional showdown
In his new book, Lars Løkke Rasmussen presents a bit of a new policy, compared to when he was prime minister and chairman of the Liberal Party. It writes Politiken. Løkke has founded the party, the Moderates, and he writes in the book that gains that people have achieved through home sales must be made […]
People with connections to the Tvind inner circle are part of the tax leak
A number of people with close ties to the inner circle in Tvind appear in the large tax leak Pandora Papers. It writes Politiken. Pandora Papers consists of millions of internal documents from companies that help customers set up companies in tax havens. The leak shows that people with connections to Tvind sit on the […]
Dagbladet Børsen’s financial guardian angel
The newspaper manager, who has a degree in chemistry and a master’s degree in economics, was brought in as marketing manager at Forlaget Børsen in 1969. The stock exchange was then a slightly tainted publication and had just over 11,000 subscribers. Since then, Preben Schack advanced in 1978 to CEO of the publishing house and […]
Hospitals are under pressure from more acutely ill citizens
The Danish hospitals have had a busier August and September than usual with an unusually large number of acutely ill citizens. It shows new figures from Danish Regions, writes Politiken. For example, 43 percent more have called 112 in the Central Jutland Region compared to the same two months two years ago. In the North […]
The government is looking towards Nybyggerifonden for money for housing
Minister of Housing Kaare Dybvad Bek (S) is now giving an indication of where the money for the government’s big plan for more public housing should come from. In connection with the opening of the Folketing, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) said that the government will build 22,000 public housing in the country’s four largest […]
Author Charlotte Strandgaard is dead – 78 years old
Author Charlotte Strandgaard is dead. She turned 78 years old. Strandgaard died at Glostrup Hospital surrounded by those closest to him, writes Politiken. She made her debut in 1965 with the collection of poems “Catalog”. In 2021, together with Johanne Kirstine Fall, she published her latest book “Stretch your body towards mine”. Between the two, […]
Too few Danes go to the doctor with a headache
More than one in four Danes who have a headache once or several times a week has never talked to a doctor about the problem. It shows a new national study from the National Knowledge Center for Headaches according to Politiken. Among those who experience headaches a few times a month, 53 percent have never […]
Hong Kong University wants to remove Danes’ controversial sculpture
A Danish artist’s so-called shame support over the massacre at Tiananmen Square is required to be removed from a university in Hong Kong. It writes Politiken on Friday. The sculpture has stood on the premises of the University of Hong Kong since 1997. It is made by the artist Jens Galschiøt. Now the university has […]
Pia Kjærsgaard throws Skipper and baby out of the Folketing Hall
During the Folketing’s opening debate on Thursday, the Unity List’s Pernille Skipper was asked to leave the Folketing Hall with her baby, while Pia Kjærsgaard (DF) sat in the chair. It writes Politiken. Skipper confirms to Ritzau that the episode has taken place. But she has no further comment. This is not the first time […]
Mothers from Syrian prison camps are due in court on Thursday
According to the daily newspaper Politiken, another of the women will be produced before a judge in the Court in Kolding, while the last, according to information to Ritzau, is expected to be produced before a judge in the Court in Frederiksberg on Thursday afternoon. According to DR Nyheder, all three were remanded in custody […]
Three IS mothers and 14 children from a Syrian camp have landed in Denmark
Three very talked about mothers and 14 children landed at Karup Airport in Central Jutland at 2.57 on Thursday night. It writes Ekstra Bladet. The three women and children have been evacuated from the al-Roj prison camp in northeastern Syria. Here they were held as prisoners because the mothers have traveled voluntarily from Denmark to […]
Three IS mothers and 14 children are on their way from Syria to Denmark
14 children and their total of three Danish mothers, who have stayed in a prison camp in Syria, are on their way to Denmark. This is confirmed by lawyer Knud Foldschack, who is the party representative for two of the three women who come home. – They are in a plane on their way to […]
Media: Three IS mothers and 14 children are on their way from Syria to Denmark
According to DR News, the 14 children and the three mothers left the al-Roj prison camp in northeastern Syria early this morning, and they are expected to land in Denmark within 24 hours. The three women traveled voluntarily from Denmark to Syria, where they joined the Islamic State. One of the women has dual citizenship, […]
Aarhus Municipality apologizes for hidden information about exam cheating
Aarhus Municipality was aware that students at Søndervangskolen had been given more time than allowed for their reading test at the exam in 9th grade in 2016 and 2017. But when the ministry in May 2018 asked about the school’s results in the national tests in reading, the cheating was not mentioned, writes Politiken. The […]
Parties: Children in Syrian concentration camps must be remotely educated
Five Danish children in Syrian prison camps must have distance education, according to a number of parties. It writes Politiken. The children are among the 19 children that the Danish government will evacuate to Denmark. For the five children, however, if they are to be evacuated, it requires the consent of their mothers, who have […]
Tax gets the chance against dividend backers in U.S. court
The IRS has been granted the opportunity to bring a series of trial cases against a number of ringleaders in the dividend tax case to find out whether the cases can be brought before a US court. It writes Politiken. According to the newspaper, there is a law in the United States that says U.S. […]
FACTS: Niels from Aars created diplomatic crisis with India
The relationship has been in deep crisis due to the Dane Niels Holck, whom India has wanted to extradite for almost two decades. Read about the case here: * In December 1995, Niels Holck – under the pseudonym Kim Peter Davy – helped drop several tons of weapons in the Indian province of West Bengal. […]
The police chief does not see prejudice among officers
The Danish police officers are not driven by prejudice when targeting citizens. This is what Heino Kegel, chairman of the Norwegian Police Association, says. – Prejudice is not something that characterizes the police, he says. According to Politiken, new Danish research shows that charges against ethnic Danes more often lead to convictions than charges against […]
The marriage economist reached the very top
Professor at the Department of Economics at Aarhus University Michael Svarer turns 50 on Saturday 2 October. He had actually decided to resign as chairman of the Economic Council, also called the supervisor, from 1 February 2020. Here, the task is to be a kind of fiscal watchdog for the government. After seven years as […]
Research shows ethnic bias in unfounded charges
Ethnic minorities are more often charged without leading to punishment, compared to ethnic Danes. Politiken writes this on the basis of a study in which the researchers behind it have analyzed 1.7 million charges since 1998. When ethnic Danes are charged with a crime, they are convicted in 92 percent of cases, while the figure […]
Quotas can stifle cod fishing in parts of the Baltic Sea
The European Commission proposes that cod quotas in the western Baltic Sea be cut by 92 percent. It writes Politiken. Thus, fishermen from Bornholm, Sjælland, Lolland-Falster, Fyn, Langeland and Sønderjylland go from being able to catch 1746 tonnes this year to 141 tonnes of cod next year. However, the cod that fishermen may still catch […]
Quotas can stifle cod fishing in parts of the Baltic Sea
The European Commission proposes that cod quotas in the western Baltic Sea be cut by 92 percent. It writes Politiken. Thus, fishermen from Bornholm, Sjælland, Lolland-Falster, Fyn, Langeland and Sønderjylland go from being able to catch 1746 tonnes this year to 141 tonnes of cod next year. However, the cod that fishermen may still catch […]
The character gap between children with one and two languages is growing in Copenhagen
It goes the wrong way to even out the grade difference between monolingual and bilingual pupils in the primary school in the capital. This is shown by figures from the Children and Youth Administration in Copenhagen. It writes Politiken. Bilingual students are defined by speaking a language other than Danish at home. In 2015, the […]
Unpaid investigative work of Afghanistan exit faces criticism
It writes Politiken. One of the members – Jacob Kaarsbo, who is former head of analysis at the Defense Intelligence Service – finds it not only “unprofessional”. He also fears that it goes beyond the group’s incentive to dive into the matter. – They have proposed that it should be a thorough study and a […]
Minister demands statement on school accused of exam cheating
Minister for Children and Education Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (S) asks Aarhus Municipality for a statement from Søndervangskolen, which is accused of cheating with final exams. It writes Politiken. – The ministry is already contacting Aarhus Municipality today to get a statement. – It is fortunately very rare that such cases arise in the Danish school system. […]
Long-awaited Bond film is praised by Danish reviewers
It’s the last Bond film in which Daniel Craig plays the role of 007, and according to reviewers, he does a good job. – Daniel Craig is perhaps the 007 who has been the most actor to the bone, writes Politiken’s reviewer. Film magazine Ekko believes that Daniel Craig is different from everyone else who […]
Reviewers praise new Netflix series based on Danish crime
“Kastanjemanden”, which can be seen from Wednesday on the streaming service Netflix, is based on Søren Sveistrup’s debut novel of the same name. At Politiken, reviewer Nanna Frank Rasmussen calls the series one of the best on TV since the DR series “The Crime”. That series, the author of the book has been the screenwriter […]
Successful school is accused of cheating with final exams
Søndervangskolen in Aarhus is accused of cheating with final exams. It is a matter of students in 2016 and 2017 should have been given extra time for the written final exam in Danish without being entitled to it. It writes Politiken. Lisbeth Schmidt, head of children and young people in Aarhus Municipality, says in a […]
India pushes for extradition of Niels Holck
In 1995, Niels Holck helped supply weapons to a rebel group in West Bengal in northeastern India. India has wanted him extradited for decades, but it has not happened. – At my meeting with the Indian Foreign Minister in connection with his official visit to Denmark on 4 to 5 September 2021, the extradition case […]
Association sues Denmark to leave children in Syria
On behalf of the five children with Danish citizenship who are not being evacuated to Denmark from Syrian prison camps, the association Repriate The Children (RTC) is now suing the Danish state. It writes Politiken. The children do not come home because the three mothers have been deprived of their Danish citizenship and have not […]
PET illegally registered protesters and musicians
Over the past three years, at least 59 people have been registered illegally by the Police Intelligence Service (PET) solely because of their political observance. It writes Politiken on Thursday. The newspaper refers to a new annual report from the Danish Intelligence Service. The statement shows that PET has illegally processed information about 21 protesters […]
Pressured parents drop off sick children in day care
– This study shows what educators have shown for a long time, namely that parents have a really hard time being at home with their sick children. And that is why they are often sent to the day care institution, says chairman of Bupl Elisa Rimpler. The survey was conducted among 1008 parents with children […]
Busy parents drop off sick children
– This study shows what educators have shown for a long time, namely that parents have a really hard time being at home with their sick children. And that is why they are often sent to the day care institution, says chairman of Bupl Elisa Rimpler. The survey was conducted among 1008 parents with children […]
Agricultural negotiations move over to the government treasurer
The work of getting a climate agreement for agriculture has been going on for several months now. The process has offered over 60 meetings between the government and the parties in the Folketing. Already back in January, one could read in the newspaper Denmark that the former Minister of Agriculture and Food Mogens Jensen (S) […]
Mette F. wants to avoid a showdown between country and city
– It is important that we strengthen the connection so that it does not become land against city, says Peter Rahbæk Juel. Thus, he put conciliatory words in one of the few areas where Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) received criticism from parts of the hinterland at the party’s congress in Aalborg this weekend. Up […]
The Social Democrats want to avoid a showdown between country and city
In a fierce battle with both the Liberal Party and the Danish People’s Party, the Social Democrats have in recent years focused on doing more for the province. And according to critics, this has happened at the expense of Copenhagen. Up until the Social Democrats’ congress in Aalborg this weekend, the party’s candidate for mayor […]
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 […]
Left: No broad agreement without more money for agriculture
– It is clear that if the government’s final feedback on the left is that there is the money on the table – that is, almost no money for the green transition – then it will cost somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 jobs. – And we will not participate in that. Then the government will […]
Mette F. flatly rejects agricultural agreement without binding CO2 targets
Whether it is a broad or a narrow agreement, it will contain a binding measure of how large a CO2 emission agriculture may have. This is stated by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) to Politiken about the ongoing climate negotiations regarding Danish agriculture. – There must be a binding goal. Otherwise, agriculture will not come […]
The creator of invisible Lotte – Thorstein Thomsen – is dead
The musician and author Thorstein Thomsen – who is behind hundreds of books and songs – has died after a long illness. He turned 71 years old. It writes Politiken on Friday. Thomsen focused early in his career as an author especially on children’s and youth books. His most famous work today is probably “When […]
Several from the DF hinterland will resign from Thulesen up to the annual meeting
Several local chairmen and members of the Danish People’s Party now express a wish that Kristian Thulesen Dahl resigns as chairman and gives way to the founder Pia Kjærsgaard. It writes Berlingske and Politiken. The announcement comes ahead of the party’s annual meeting, which is to take place this weekend. On Thursday, the chairman of […]
Intelligence services are still conducting illegal surveillance
There are difficulties with both the Defense Intelligence Service (FE) and the Police Intelligence Service (PET) when it comes to processing personal information about citizens. It concludes the annual report on the control of the Danish intelligence services. It is carried out by the independent control body, the Danish Intelligence Service (TET). The Authority assesses […]
Margrete the First drama has been called best historical film for years
– It’s a power performance from everyone who’s been involved, and the best historical film in years. – This is how it should be done, writes Berlingske’s reviewer Kristian Lindberg. The film paints a portrait of Denmark’s first female regent, Margrete the First. The film is about the time after the unification of Denmark, Norway […]
Støjberg does not remember when she learned about the lack of consultation
The prosecutor wants to know when Støjberg found out that the couples did not receive the individual assessment and hearing of the parties to which they are entitled. – When it dawns on me so precisely that there is something wrong, we have to go a little further. – I can not set a date, […]
Reviewers cheer on The Minds of 99 concert in the Park
Carried forward by an ecstatic audience, the group played beyond ability. They got the most out of their numbers – also those with minimal potential, he writes, giving the concert five stars. At the same time, Politiken’s reviewers, Pernille Jensen and Simon Lund, acknowledge with six stars. – This is the concert that reopens the […]
Record purchase: SSI has purchased 2.5 million doses of influenza vaccine
– It could well be a perfect storm that hits us. We have to be prepared for that, Magnus Heunicke told Politiken. It was backed by professor of infectious diseases and chief physician at Rigshospitalet Jens Lundgren. – We have lived completely differently the last year and a half. The immunity of the population to […]
Record purchases: SSI has bought DKK 2.5 million. doses of influenza vaccine
– If these people become ill with both diseases at the same time, the course of the disease can be further aggravated, SSI writes on its website. Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke warned on Wednesday in Politiken about a declining immunity in the population against the viral infections we usually see. And it is in […]
A Dane abroad: If you use makeup, you probably eat plastic
In the August 21 issue of Politiken, Jonas Pröschold discussed the results of an international report from 2018, which stated that microplastics were found in the digestive systems of 100 percent of the participants (people) from eight different countries. Pröschold further cited a research project from 2020 from SDU, which concludes that there is no […]
Police cordoned off Rådhuspladsen after finding a backpack
The duty officer at the Copenhagen Police says that they hope that it is just someone who has forgotten their bag, but the police take it very seriously. Security around several media companies – including JP / Politikens hus – was sharpened sharply after the Muhammad crisis.
The Liberal Party is ready to lower the unemployment benefit rate for new graduates
According to TV 2, Børsen and Politiken, the government is planning to cut the unemployment benefit rate for new graduates without a job. The Liberal Party has recently come out with a similar proposal. – I think you have to look at the entire education system as a whole, and thus also the opportunities you […]
Ministry: Only 60 NGO staff had to be evacuated from Kabul
There was at most room to evacuate 60 Afghan NGO staff as well as their families from Kabul, following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan’s capital. That number was determined based on an understanding of the parliamentary parties, Erik Rasmussen, director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tells Politiken. – I do not want to go […]
PET systematically violates the law, states supervision
The Police Intelligence Service (PET) “systematically” exceeds the deadlines for when information about citizens must be deleted. It appears from a response from the Authority with the Intelligence Services to the Ministry of Justice, writes Politiken. The case is attracting attention among legal experts. PET, which fights terrorism and espionage, has extraordinary powers to obtain […]
Blue parties will let ex-defense chief investigate Afghanistan exit
The blue parties in the Folketing want a former chief of defense to be in charge of an investigation into the course of Denmark’s exit from Afghanistan. It writes Politiken. All the parties in the Folketing agree that the process must be investigated. The government itself has suggested that it is the ministers who will […]
DFs expect more support for Messerschmidt from the party leadership
Member of Parliament Alex Ahrendtsen (DF) says in an interview with Politiken that he is disappointed with the lack of support from DF chairman Kristian Thulesen Dahl and group chairman Peter Skaarup (DF) to deputy chairman Morten Messerschmidt (DF) in the case, where the latter earlier this month in the Court in Lyngby received a […]
Media: Minister ready to intervene in nurses’ strike
Minister of Employment Peter Hummelgaard (S) has invited the parliamentary parties to a meeting on the ongoing conflict over nurses’ salaries, Ritzau learns. According to Ekstra Bladet and Politiken, the content of tonight’s meeting will be a possible intervention by law that could put an end to the nurses’ strike. Neither of the two media […]
Frederiksen wants to change the culture at Borgen
Frederiksen says this on Tuesday in an interview with Politiken. Here she says that the debate often becomes too superficial and does not provide solutions to society’s deeper problems. – The political debate at Christiansborg and in the public does not reflect the underlying challenges we face today, Frederiksen tells the newspaper. – It is […]
Djøf suggests expiration dates in urgent laws
Djøf represents, among others, lawyers, economists and other professional groups who sit as civil servants and work with the legislation that politicians want. The association’s chairman, Henning Thiesen, has gladly read Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s message in Politiken about slowing down the pace at Christiansborg and ensuring a better quality in the laws that are […]
Three detainees are being released
Three Afghans who are being held while awaiting deportation are now being released. This is stated by the Danish Travel Agency according to Politiken. The releases take place because there is no longer a legal basis in the Travel Act to maintain the prisons. According to the law, foreigners who have to leave in certain […]
Mette Frederiksen wants to change the work culture at Christiansborg
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) wants a political cultural change at Christiansborg. She says this in an interview with Politiken. She believes that Danish politics takes place at a pace and based on logics that prevent the government and the Folketing from delivering solutions to society’s biggest problems. – The political debate at Christiansborg and […]
Culture Round-Up: Denmark’s only English-language podcast is like Roskilde ’96
Danish research is something to be celebrated. However, not enough is known about it, claims Michael Magee, the Irish host of the Science and Beers (S&B) podcast, who is a biologist who works as a science communicator at Ungdomshuset Odense. Although lots of science podcasts have been produced in Denmark, only one has been made […]
Ellemann about blue block: We are six parties but one family
This is what he is trying to show with his ten principles, which according to Ellemann-Jensen must unite the bloc. – If you turn on the television once in a while, you can get the impression that we disagree more than we agree. And we are not, says Ellemann about blue block. The principles are […]
Engell: Ellemanns principper løser ikke blå bloks problemer
Det skal kunne betale sig at arbejde, velfærdssamfundet skal moderniseres, så danskernes valgmuligheder mellem offentlige og private løsninger øges, og der skal føres en stram og konsekvent udlændingepolitik. Sådan lyder nogle af de ti principper, som Venstres formand, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, har fremsat i et interview med Politiken forud for partiets sommergruppemøde, og som han mener, […]
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen will collect blue block with ten principles
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, chairman of the Liberal Party, presents ten principles that he hopes can bring the blue bloc together around a common direction and create a common platform leading up to the next parliamentary election. It writes Politiken. The principles are, among other things, that it must be worthwhile to go to work, a modernization […]
Kommentator om måling: S går styrket ind til politisk sæson
Det skete, efter at partiet var i modvind i flere sager. Blandt andet måtte regeringspartiet droppe planerne om et udrejsecenter på Langeland, og regeringen måtte mod sit eget ønske acceptere at hjemtage børn og mødre med dansk statsborgerskab fra fangelejre i Syrien. Tilslutningen til partiet i øjeblikket viser ifølge politisk kommentator for Altinget Erik Holstein, […]
Ellemann misses government taking action for interpreters
Denmark should soon take action in the case of the Afghan interpreters, says Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, chairman of the Liberal Party. It writes Politiken. – I’m not saying that all these people are going to Denmark. I think some of them should. I do not have insight into the individual cases to be able to process […]
Now the fate of the Afghan interpreters must be decided
Additional staff have been sent to Kabul, where they will conduct interviews with some of the Afghans who have sought help through the interpreting agreement. The staff must be involved in investigating who can and should come to Denmark. On Monday, the government will meet with the parliamentary parties and discuss whether further action should […]
