the Criticism continues to hagle down over Mette Frederiksen (S) for the government’s handling of its finanslovsudspil.
In an internal letter yesterday, the Danish parliament’s Finance committee hard to the prime minister. The committee – incl. the members from the government’s supporting parties, the radical, the SF and Unity – feel, quite simply, badly treated by the government.
Mail signing is Jens Joel (S), the committee chairman, and generals to Mette Frederiksen.
the Prime minister has also received criticism from the Parliamentary Committee on Rules of procedure of the nølen with finanslovsudspillet. This letter was also signed one of her fellow party members, namely the president of the Danish parliament Henrik Dam Kristensen.
the Danish policy – 15. oct. 2019 – at. 07:43 Internal letter reveals: Henrik Dam, in the fierce criticism of Mette
the Criticism from the Finance committee yesterday that both the environment minister Dan Jørgensen (S) and minister for foreign affairs Jeppe Kofod (S) have signed up to the so-called technical reviews of finanslovsudspillet. Jeppe Kofods apologies inlet even with just two days notice.
The two ministers was scheduled to have given the Finance committee a deeper insight into the government’s response in their areas. On the way, would the committee members be better prepared for the ongoing finanslovsforhandlinger. But instead volunteered the words to cancel the planned meetings.
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The critical internal letter to Mette Frederiksen revolves about Dan Jørgensen’s and, not least, Jeppe Kofods to cancel the meetings of the Finance committee.
It will be highlighted in the letter to Mette Frederiksen:
the ‘(…) it (is) seen with Tax eyes unsatisfactory, that the government do not give higher priority to the participation in an important, agreed in advance, the activity in the context of the Parliamentary consideration of the government’s financial bill’, says that, before the committee chairman Jens Joel final notes:
‘I have been asked to convey to you these views in the hope that the future cooperation between the government and the Finance committee is going to be better.’
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In the letter, it is called ‘unsatisfactory’, that the government does not give priority to the activities of the Finance committee higher.
The radical member of the Finance committee Sofie Carsten Nielsen confirms that she stands fully behind the criticisms that gets raised in the letter to the prime minister. In addition, she has no further information to add.
SF’s Lisbeth Bech Poulsen backs up about the criticism in the letter to Mette Frederiksen. Photo: Jens Dresling/Ritzau Scanpix
Also, SF’s member, Lisbeth Bech Poulsen, criticises the fact that the two ministers signed up to the technical review.
– It is really important to dress in negotiations – regardless of whether you are opposition or contacts. If so who comes very late to cancel a process, you know, has been planned, we think that it is unsatisfactory, she says.
– It is important that ministers are giving it, and planned for it. It is clear, that especially as a foreign minister can have much travel, but there are still obligations to the Parliament and the Finance committee, which must be respected, says Lisbeth Bech Poulsen.
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According to the Unity Rune Lund, it is important that the government will respond, if there is a hitch from the government. Photo: Jacob Jørgensen
the Unity a member of the Finance committee, Rune Lund, voices in:
– When there is a little hitch, then it is the right signal to send, that we are on the spot with the same. The way we are serviced in the Finance committee must be on the top level. We are the legislative power, says Lund, who, however, stresses that several other government ministers are troppet up in the committee.
Mette Frederiksen does not have any comments to the criticism from the Finance committee.
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fellow party member Jens Joel stands as the sender of the critical letter to Mette Frederiksen. Photo: Jens Dresling/Ritzau Scanpix
Chairman: Late apologies was too bad
– Jens Joel, what do you say to the criticisms that are raised in the letter?
– As we write, of course it is important that the government extends as long as possible in order to create a good process in the Danish Parliament. And it was too bad that there was a late cancellation. But we also note in the letter, the government offered to go through exactly the section on the same day, we had planned – but by the second minister in the same ministry (minister for development cooperation Rasmus Prehn, eds.)
– the government Has not taken the process about finansudspillet seriously enough?
– There has been an annoyance over the fact that there have been apologies. But there is also a balance in relation to the fact that the committee recognises that the ministers of course can have decay due to, for example, missions. And in this context also notes that the government could send another. But it wanted the committee not to make use of.
– In the letter you write that you are bringing to ‘these views in the hope that the future cooperation between the government and the Finance committee is going to be better’. Has there been a bad cooperation so far?
– It is just a call to ensure and have the attention of the committees ‘ work opportunities and conditions. It is completely still and quiet the calls for from the committee’s side. It is not especially dramatic.
– How are you as a social democrat, to send a critical letter to your commander in chief?
– There has been raised a discussion in the committee, and the pass I of course. But I pass also the recognition that one can be prevented, and that the government actually offered to send a second minister. Even a minister from the same ministry. It is the balance, and of course, it should be redistributed.
– But do you agree that it has been an unsatisfactory process, as it stands in the letter?
– It has no position to. I will circulate the committee’s views.
– But you are a member of the committee. So do you agree with the views stated in the letter?
I was pleased that the government offered to send a second minister. That, I think, showed a courtesy.
– But you also agree that it is ‘unsatisfactory that the government do not give higher priority to the participation in an important, agreed in advance, the activity in the context of the Parliamentary consideration of the government’s financial bill’?
– I have sent a letter on behalf of the committee, which expresses the discussion and the points that have been raised in the committee. Them forward I, of course, as president. In this context, it is not my positions, but the committee positions to be forwarded, ” says Jens Joel.
