Posted on 29. Aug, 2011 in: News

Economy the no.1 issue

The economy tops the list of voter concern while immigration and integration have become less significant, a new Gallup poll finds. 79% of the electorate believes that economic policy is the dominant issue…

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Conservatives and Social Liberals – New best friends

The Conservatives have signalled the end of the decade-long Lib/Con/ DPP alliance by vowing to work together with the Social Liberal,s no matter which side wins the election. Dismissing the ‘bloc politics’ that…

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Conservative/Social Liberal Alliance – ‘a bomb under the election campaign’

Leading political commentator Hans Engell characterised the new alliance between his former party and the centrist Social Liberals as a potential bomb under the election campaign. The former Conservative Party leader said in…

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Vestager rejects PM speculation

Social Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager has rejected she could emerge as a compromise candidate for Prime Minister. Although the Social Liberals are basking in the massive media coverage of their flirt with the…

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The party’s over says leading Liberal

One of the ruling Liberal Party’s ‘big names’, MEP Jens Rohde, has declared the Lib/Con/DPP alliance that’s dominated the past ten years of Danish politics ‘dead and buried’. In response to the Conservatives’…

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Social Democrat leader: No difference between us and Socialist People’s Party

Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt said it’s up to voters to decide whether they back her party or the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) – the two are united in the election campaign and…

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Is hitting a child permitted in Denmark? Yes/No

A record high 99.8% passed the most recent ‘citizenship test ‘ required of all immigrants seeking permanent residency, who successfully answered testing brain teasers such as: Can a company fire a worker because…

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History signals defeat for Løkke

A review of the six most recent General Elections in Denmark shows the enormity of the task facing Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to hold on to power. In 1990, 1994, 2001, 2005,…

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Helle heading for power

The Social Democrats are ready to assume power in Denmark – that was the defiant message from party leader Helle-Thorning-Schmidt, who looks like becoming the country’s first female Prime Minister, after the PM…

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DPP will continue the fight

Finance Minister Claus Hjort Fredriksen said an election was the only alternative after negotiations with the Danish People’s Party (DPP) concerning the government’s proposed growth package broke down.. Despite the dispute, which threatens…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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