The economy: Decisions have to be made says PM
At his weekly press conference, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen stressed the need for the ‘serious economic negotiations’ that the government has paved the way for throughout winter to be concluded over the…
MoreMinister appeals for Ivory Coast action
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen has called on the world society to help stop the violence and chaos that’s ravaging the Ivory Coast. After the past few days of savage fighting in…
MoreSocialists’ demands will cause Big Business to flee
Thousands of jobs will be moved abroad if the left wins power at the next election and the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) tries to squeeze more taxes out of multinational companies. That’s the…
MoreIndian warship prevents new ship hi-jacking
Only the intervention of an Indian warship prevented another Danish ship from being hi-jacked, Saturday. 16 Somali pirates who attacked and boarded the Maersk-owned Maersk Kensington were arrested after a violent gun battle…
MoreGovernment split on welfare demands
The government coalition parties are divided about proposals to make newly arrived immigrants earn the right to welfare. An internal Ministry of Labour memo, obtained by Berlingske, reveals 28 new strict proposals that…
MoreHelle meets Fogh
Opposition leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Brussels, Monday, to discuss the military alliance’s Libya strategy, but while the USA and a number of Denmark’s other allies…
MoreWhat about other Middle East dictators?
The Red/Green Alliance has accused the government of being ‘morally ambivalent’ for attacking Muamar Gaddafi’s regime but turning a blind eye when other dictatorships in the Middle East crack down on demonstrators. Although…
More75 million for North African democracy
Minister of Development Aid Søren Pind has set aside DKK75m to support democracy initiatives in North Africa. The money will be made available to human rights organisations, pro-democracy political parties, and education efforts…
MoreRight-left tax dispute
The Social Democrats and Liberal Alliance (LA) have become embroiled in a vociferous tax dispute. In response to new calculations showing that LA’s proposal to lower the marginal rate of tax to 40%…
MoreVoters against energy duties
The public’s pain threshold has been reached when it comes to energy duties. A new Rambøll poll shows that 6 out of 10 voters believe that the duty on electricity is excessive…
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