Summary: The connection between the Danish Minister responsible for the DKPTO (where the EPO's Chairman of the Administrative Council is from) and a highly controversial industry

IN today's leading article that we have just published, soon followed by the first addendum (visuals), we already explained the connection between Danish politics and the EPO -- a connection to be later emphasised (in later parts of this series). Animal fur (i.e. skin/flesh) will be a recurring theme. Farmhouses too will be a recurring theme.

Some additional information about the Danish Minister might be worth taking stock of before we proceed to future parts. This post contains some further information about Troels Lund Poulsen, the Danish Minister responsible for the DKPTO. Poulsen resides on a 20-hectare farm in between Tølløse and Bukkerup close to the Iselfjord on Zealand. The location of his farmstead is Bukkerupvej 153, 4340 Tølløse (Google Maps or Google Street View).

During his time as Environment Minister he earned the nickname "Tractor Troels" due to his liking for photo ops with tractors. Some sample photos are shown below.

Regarding the connections to the fur industry, we've noticed that in May 2016 Kopenhagen Fur ran a puff-piece about Poulsen's visit as Minister for Business and Growth to the Kolding Design College (Designskolen Kolding) in the harbour town of Kolding on the Jutland peninsula. The puff piece is entitled "Troels Lund Poulsen looks at fur design" and includes a photo of Poulsen looking at a piece of fur (i.e. dead animal/s). We reproduce it below (fair use under criticism criterion).

In simple terms, the photo just shows of the Minister Troels Lund Poulsen looking at fur design during his visit to the Kolding Design College in May 2016. Photo courtesy of Kopenhagen Fur.

In the coming days we intend to publish the next part of our series. ⬆