Posted on 07/15/2017 10:52:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Political representatives from the Nordic and Baltic parliaments recently took part in a top-level visit to Washington. Denmark was conspicuous by its absence.
Parliamentary speakers from the northern European countries met powerful US politicians and diplomats during the official visit, which took place the week before last, reports Politiken. […]
Speakers from each of the other seven countries were present, leaving Denmark’s Speaker of Parliament Pia Kjærsgaard, the former leader of the nationalist Danish People’s Party, as the only absentee. […]
Former foreign minister and leader of the Venstre (Liberal) party Uffe Ellemann-Jensen told Politiken that he found it difficult to understand why neither Kjærsgaard or a deputy took part in the trip. “I simply don’t understand Denmark staying away from a trip like this,” he said. […]
Former Social Democrat foreign minister and parliamentary speaker Mogens Lykketoft also criticized Kjærsgaard. The US visit was an “extraordinarily good opportunity for Denmark to be represented and backed up at that level.” …
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OK.
Something is rotten in Denmark!
Is this foreboding for pastry import prices. Will Gouda go up?
Is that supposed to bother us?
Gouda is a product of the Netherlands.
Regards,
Yup.
Did we forget to give them the Danegeld?
Are you happy with everything else?
OK, yeah, I'd have had a better evening clipping my toenails too...
what’s a Denmark ?
Happy with everything else about Denmark, or life in general?
eeeeehh, Just thinking of meeting with "powerful US politicians" sends me looking for the barf bag and the antibiotics.
Good move Denmark. Your better off walking around Walmart late at night
Was it Denmark or another Scandinavian country that got deeked by the subprime market scam?
I guess they dont want to hear they have a muslim problem they cant control
Because they are liberal loons and hate Trump.
So the Danes came to America, settled in Minnesota, voted Democrat and vote Democrat. Same old story.
And....?
Leggo Boost is coming very soon....... August.
Boost is robotics with conventional Leggos rather than the ultra complex Mindstorm stuff.
The products are a return to roots
Havarti is from Denmark. I don’t know if we can live without it. /s
[I do like Havarti, but still.....]
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