Denmark bans anti-democratic donations

A broad majority of Parliament has voted in favour of banning donations that seek to undermine democracy in Denmark.

The move aims to prevent potentially extremist forces from using donations to erode basic freedom and human rights.

“There exists extremist forces abroad that try to turn our Muslim citizens against Denmark and drive a wedge into our society,” said the immigration minister, Mattias Tesfaye.

“Numerous times in recent years, the media have written about Danish mosques receiving millions from, for instance, the Middle East. This the government will counteract.”

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ADBC Kicks off the year with Briefing with Rufus Gifford

On Monday, January 11, the American-Danish Business Council kicked off the new year with an exclusive members-only virtual briefing with Ambassador Rufus Gifford, Deputy Campaign Manager for Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, and former United States Ambassador to Denmark.

The Danish Ambassador to the US, Lone Wisborg, opened the event by greeting all members welcome to a new year in the ADBC. The Ambassador additionally addressed the recent events that transpired at the US Capitol where riots entered the US Congress building.

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Politikere i infight om Vollsmose: Odense har intet lært. Jo, vi har

Der var ikke just enighed om om Odense Kommune kunne lære noget af Gellerupparken i Aarhus, da blandt andre borgmester Peter Rahbæk Juel (S) og rådmand Christoffer Lilleholt (V) var i panelet under tirsdag aftens høring om smittetrykket i Vollsmose. 

I Gellerupparken har inddragelse af lokale foreninger, mobile testenheder og massiv kommunikation på mange kanaler været afgørende for, at få bugt med et stort smitteudbrud i august sidste år.

I øjeblikket er smittetrykket i det der defineres som Vollsmose-firkanten voldsomt. Således meldte Odense Kommune tirsdag formiddag ud, at incidenstallet er 798,4, hvilket er otte gang højere end kommunens samlede incidenstal på 98,6. 

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Mette Frederiksen forhandler genåbning

Siden starten af januar har statsminister Mette Frederiksen forhandlet genåbning af Danmark med de resterende folketingspartier.

I stedet for en ‘almindelig’ forhandling, hvor samtlige partier er samlet, så er det i stedet en atypisk forhandling, hvor Mette Frederiksen har indkaldt partierne en efter en.

I dag var turen så kommet til Liberal Alliances formand, Alex Vanopslagh, der i øjeblikket er deltidssygemeldt på grund af stress.

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Mette Frederiksen

Mette Frederiksen, born 19 November 1977 is a Danish politician who has been Prime Minister of Denmark since June 2019 and Leader of the Social Democrats since June 2015. The second woman to hold either office, she is also the youngest prime minister in Danish history.

Who’s actually vaccinating people correctly in the world? Pro tip — it ain’t the UK. Even we are doing better and we are doing badly. pic.twitter.com/xN0LLeRpmR

— Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Danish Person (@MettePrime) February 1, 2021

Besides a very brief career as a trade unionist (2000–2001), Frederiksen has never had any employment outside politics. She was first elected to the Folketing in the 2001 general election, representing Copenhagen County. After the Social Democrats won the 2011 general election, she was appointed Minister of Employment by Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. She was promoted to Minister of Justice in 2014. After the Social Democrats' narrow defeat in the 2015 general election, Thorning-Schmidt stood down and Frederiksen won the subsequent leadership election to replace her, becoming Leader of the Opposition.

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