Jacob Christensen

If a metro for Malmö sounds outlandish, then a second S-bane through central Copenhagen might be within the realm of possibilities.

The Danish Social Democrats are restless. The Conservatives and the Social Democrats seem to be in the doldrums while the Social Liberals and the Socialists are doing fine.

The local branch of the Liberal Party wants to build a metro in … Malmö. What’s next?

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