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…

  • Ellemann: Signs of majority to get all children in school

    It has long been a wish of the parties in the blue bloc, and now the government’s support parties are beginning to endorse the wish at the negotiating table: – The whole blue block is ready, so when one of the government’s support parties is involved, the children come back, says Jakob Ellemann-Jensen. Both the…

  • 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.…

  • The national chairman of the Radicals resigns after six years

    It happened, three months after the Radicals had cashed in on the parliamentary election, where the party went from 17 to 8 seats. In the most recent election in June 2019, the Radicals ran for 16 seats. Last year, there was an extensive sexism debate in Denmark, where the Radicals came into focus. Not least…

  • Radicals on trust in Kofod: We will conclude this later

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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…

  • Dissatisfaction worries Radicals – pushes for school opening

    Dissatisfaction worries Radicals – pushes for school opening

    On Tuesday, political leader Sofie Carsten Nielsen (R) will meet with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) to discuss the topic. – We are deeply concerned about our children and young people. They’re having a really hard time. It is both well-being, social and professional. Many have almost lost an entire year of their youth, says…

  • Sofie Carsten Nielsen regrets she did not ask Østergaard to leave before

    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

    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

    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

    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…

  • Marianne Jelved announces her resignation after 33 years on things

    Marianne Jelved announces her resignation after 33 years on things

    The Radicals’ Marianne Jelved will not stand for re-election to the Folketing. She says this to Nordjyske. Marianne Jelved has been in the Folketing since 1987 and was from 1990 to 2007 political leader of the party. It was in the period when it had a decisive influence on Danish politics during Poul Nyrup’s (S)…

  • Support parts: Expect reopening as experts recommend

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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…

  • Mette F. and Ellemann slip off under radical pressure about Støjberg

    The Social Democrats and the Liberals, who have the decisive mandates, have not yet settled their position. This is clear in connection with a party leader debate between Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S), Jakob Ellemann-Jensen (V) and Sofie Carsten Nielsen (R) at the Radicals’ New Year’s gathering on Saturday. Both Mette Frederiksen and Ellemann-Jensen state…

  • OVERVIEW: Danish top politicians are shaken by unrest in the United States

    OVERVIEW: Danish top politicians are shaken by unrest in the United States

    There has been general condemnation of the events that have unfolded in the United States as protesters stormed Congress in Washington on Wednesday. Several died during the unrest that took place in connection with the Congress having to approve the election result in the USA. In the presidential election last November, Democrat Joe Biden defeated…

  • Support parties set a minimum of sub-targets for emissions

    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…

  • Minks’ support parties: We do not accept offenses

    Minks’ support parties: We do not accept offenses

    While the Unity List and the Radicals clearly cast doubt on Food Minister Mogens Jensen’s (S) ministerial future due to the case of the illegal killing of all mink in Denmark, the message from the third of the government’s support parties, SF, has been less sharp. – We are awaiting the government’s statement, said SF…

  • Red agreement will make it legal to order the killing of mink

    Red agreement will make it legal to order the killing of mink

    The parties in the red bloc have on Monday night entered into an agreement on a temporary ban on mink in Denmark. This is stated by the Ministry of Trade and Industry in a press release. Specifically, the agreement means that it will be temporarily forbidden to keep mink until 31 December 2021. In addition,…

  • Supporting parties will have investigated orders to kill mink

    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,…