Experts: New government on Wednesday or Thursday
Leadership of the Social Democrats, Socialist People’s Party, and Social Liberals spent the weekend locked in top-secret talks at the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Copenhagen Airport, negotiating the set up of the new…
MoreNew government will pull the plug on right-wing projects
One of the first moves the new government makes will be to pull DKK9m in funding for ‘Sceptical Environmentalist’ Bjørn Lomberg’s Copenhagen Consensus Centre (http://www.copenhagenconsensus.com). The Socialist People’s Party’s environment spokesperson, Ida Auken,…
MoreNo public housing for MP’s
Not one of the newly-elected MP’s lives in public housing, even though 20% of all homes in Denmark fall into this category. Palle Adamsen, head of Denmark’s Public Housing Association, called it a…
MoreGreek bankruptcy could be beneficial say experts
Bankruptcy could be a positive alternative for Greece, according to Professor Finn Østrup of the Centre for Financial Law at Copenhagen Business School (CBS) who said the present situation is untenable. After reports…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, September 19th – September 25th, 2011
Politics The week ended with no new government in place as upcoming Prime Minister Helle-Thorning Schmidt continued behind closed doors negotiations to stitch together a new coalition. The former ruling Liberal Party tried…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: del 19 al 25 de septiembre de 2011
POLITICA: La semana finalizó sin que el nuevo gobierno tomara posesión. La próxima Primer Ministro, Helle Thorning-Schmidt continúa las difíciles negociaciones “a puerta cerrada” para agrupar una nueva coalición. Mientras tanto, el Partido…
MoreLøkke wants new showdown with Helle
Outgoing Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is already looking forward to fighting another election campaign against his successor, Helle Thorning-Schmidt. In an interview with bt.dk, he says that after leading the Liberal Party…
MoreTime’s running out for new government
The parties negotiating to put together a new government are running out of time. Leading political commentator and former Conservative leader Hans Engell said to TV2 News, Sunday, that a government coalition has…
MoreDPP-Conservative feud continues
After ten years of loyal support for the previous Lib/Con coalition, Danish People’s Party (DPP) leader Pia Kjærsgaard is no longer prepared to support any government that includes the Conservatives. She said she…
MoreGive up the dream, Villy
Prominent Socialist People’s Party members have urged party leader Villy Søvndal to give up his dream of becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs and concentrate on party politics instead. One anonymous MP said to…
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