Tag: Sofie Carsten Nielsen
Supporting parties: Low climate targets in 2025 can be expensive
– I simply do not buy the argument that it will be more expensive now. We can easily roll those things out and actually get money in the coffers from a CO2 tax. We think it would be wise to do so. – Otherwise we risk pushing an action until 2030 and then being in…
Government maintains climate targets below the pain threshold of support parties
It criticizes the support parties. – I believe and hope that the government thinks about. For the precondition for this government to sit is that we are three parties that support it, says SF chairman Pia Olsen Dyhr. The support parties demand an interim target of 50-54 percent reduction of greenhouse gases by 2025. It…
Party leaders on streak want kids in school full time
It says a streak of party leaders on their way to the negotiations. Schools, colleges and vocational schools are still not fully reopened. – The children must return to school. Fortunately, the infection is doing well and it is crucial. Getting the children back to school is the first priority for us, says political leader…
News about vaccine on pause is postponed until next week
This is because the authorities still lack the necessary data to decide whether the vaccine should be included in the Danish vaccination effort. That confirms several party leaders. – The health authorities told us quite thoroughly about it. This is because they have not yet received adequate information about what the side effects may be.…
Radicals on trust in Kofod: We will conclude this later
Sofie Carsten Nielsen is asked if she trusts Jeppe Kofod. – I will conclude on that later. She further says that nothing “mitigating” in the case has emerged after the briefing. Rosa Lund states that the Unity List is now looking forward to an upcoming consultation to get an answer from the Minister of Foreign…
R will have bulletproof reopening plan to avoid third wave
Here, the plan is to strike out a long-term reopening plan together. – We must avoid a third wave. We can see in the countries around us and in Europe that closures are taking place now, and I want to avoid a new closure for everything in the world. It will be hugely costly. Like…
Reopening abbreviated: Collection limits rise Monday, but nothing for hairdressers
Denmark seems ready for a new reopening round from Monday 22 March. Last night, it was confirmed that the plans are supported by a broad majority in Parliament. The collection limit for collection is raised from five to ten people outdoors, but the recommended number indoors remains at five. Collection of boundaries for outdoor sports…
Assembly bans will be lifted for ten people outdoors from Monday
There will be an opportunity for an Easter lunch with a little more participants than previously expected. The assembly ban will be lifted from five to ten people outdoors from Monday, and it will be lifted for outdoor sports from 25 people to 50 people. All the parliamentary party agrees on Thursday evening, as stated…
Assembly bans will be lifted to ten people from Monday
A political majority agrees on Thursday night, according to a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office. – This was what a majority could be established for, but it does not shake the government’s very fixed and unambitious level, says chairman Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (V). Outdoor services for up to 50 people are also open. However,…
Party leaders skeptical after previous mistakes in calculations
They say this on the way to negotiations on reopening in the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday. – We attach less and less weight to the calculations. We believe that there is evidence that we have been positively surprised by the reality in relation to the forecasts, says chairman of the Danish People’s Party, Kristian…
Mette F: After Easter, children and young people can have a normal school day
Later in the debate, she almost comes up with a date on the possible reopening of the schools. – Without concluding anything, I would think that all children and young people can return to school after Easter, says the Prime Minister. Both Pia Olsen Dyhr (SF) and Sofie Carsten Nielsen (R) also believe that students…
Sofie Carsten Nielsen regrets she did not ask Østergaard to leave before
The Radicals’ leader at Christiansborg, Sofie Carsten Nielsen, regrets that she did not ask her predecessor Morten Østergaard to resign before. She writes this in a post on Facebook. The apology comes after a Kvinfo report on sexual harassment was presented on Wednesday. Here, the leadership of the Radicals is criticized for having handled cases…
This week’s editorial: New normal waves
A year ago we had a good time with the world, but then the virus came and it changed everything. We are now coming to an agreement with that. Vaccination and lockdowns can hopefully do the trick. By midsummer, we are back to normal, provided no evil mutations come up and change the game. Or…
OVERVIEW: Morten Østergaard’s fall from top politics in one month
Morten Østergaard has, since he resigned, been on sick leave and had leave from the Folketing. On Thursday, Østergaard announced that he will not run again in the next general election. Get an overview of the process in the party here: * On October 7, the Radicals crisis meeting will hold for over six hours…
Despite reopening agreement: Radicals demand more involvement
– It is important that there is a session in the Folketing. It is a great pity that it splits in this way. I think both the opposition and the government have a responsibility for that, she says. – I do not think the government has run any impressive process. I think it is too…
Support parts: Expect reopening as experts recommend
This is what Sofie Carsten Nielsen, leader of the Radicals, says, who on Wednesday morning, together with the government and the other parties in the red bloc, continues the discussions about a reopening. – We have challenged several of the premises, and we get some more calculations now. We need to be assured that if…
The Radicals: Expect reopening as experts recommend
This is what Sofie Carsten Nielsen, leader of the Radicals, says, who on Wednesday morning, together with the government and the other parties in the red bloc, continues the discussions about a reopening. – We have challenged several of the premises, and we get some more calculations now. We need to be assured that if…
Reopens in Corona: Something is clearly wrong if the Danish People’s Party is the voice of reason
On Wednesday, the government is expected to announce a partial reopening from March 1, which Health Minister Magnus Heunicke describes as a “gradual but noticeable reopening in the coming weeks”. While educational institutions in the regions, large shops, outdoor cultural institutions and sports / association activities seem to be beneficial, educational institutions in urban areas…
DF chairman will have opened more and faster
Although several shops seem to be able to open, and that association life can start again in the coming time, it is not quite enough for the chairman of the Danish People’s Party, Kristian Thulesen Dahl. He would like to see a faster and more than an expert group’s option open for further reopening. He…
DF criticism of reopening opportunities: Small shops are overlooked
Although several shops seem to be able to open, and that association life can start again in the coming time, it is not quite enough for the chairman of the Danish People’s Party, Kristian Thulesen Dahl. He would like to see a faster and more than an expert group’s option open for further reopening. Especially…
The Radicals miss the long-term corona direction from the government
– I think there is a need for more clarity and fewer gloomy announcements. We need a little realistic optimism. – Mostly because the strongest weapon is common sense, the Danes. That’s what we’ve been through in the last year. – We can all endure a little longer if we get some visibility, says political…
Support parties set a minimum of sub-targets for emissions
In May, the parties agreed to demand an intermediate target of 50-54 percent, but now the demand is at least 50 percent. – We have said 50-54 percent before, and that is what the Climate Council says. And now we say at least 50 percent. But we also agree that there must be a majority,…
The Radicals want Støjberg sued
The Radicals believe that former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration Inger Støjberg (V) should be brought before a national court in the case of illegal separation of asylum couples, where one was a minor. This is what the party’s political leader, Sofie Carsten Nielsen, tells DR News. – Having closely studied the conclusions from…
Youth education is guaranteed a boost in the Finance Act
– We must stop sawing in the branch we ourselves are sitting on, and start investing in youth education, says political leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen (R). – Last year we stopped the bleeding, and this year we set aside money for a professional boost. It has been very important for the Radicals, she said on…
Supporting parties will have investigated orders to kill mink
The government’s three support parties are now demanding that the process of killing mink be thoroughly investigated. This increases the pressure on the government after it has ordered all mink killed without having a legal basis. And the pressure no longer comes only from the opposition, but also from the support parties. – Right now,…