Thorning-Schmidt invites Merkel for a spring visit

German Chancellor to make first official visit to PM

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has invited German Chancellor Angela Merkel for an official visit in late April.

“We have a wide range of things we want to talk about,” Thorning-Schmidt told JydskeVestkysten. “Everything from the security situation in Europe to the economic situation in Europe and Danish-German bilateral cooperation.”

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The PM will also the emphasise the Danish government's support for the Fehmarn link, which has recently been debated in Danish and German media after the price once again increased.

“I will tell the chancellor how excited we are about the project,” she said.

READ MORE: Thorning-Schmidt ‘a bridge' between Denmark and Germany

Thorning-Schmidt visited Merkel in Berlin last summer.





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