Shift in coalition’s balance of power
The balance of power in the triparate coalition government has shifted. The congestion charge dispute has seriously damaged the bond between the Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party, but strengthened the relationship between…
MoreObama ‘impressed’ by Danish PM
At a press conference after their Oval Office meeting, Friday, President Barak Obama declared himself ‘impressed’ by Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s first five months in power. The EU’s effort to fight the debt…
MorePM backs down on Guantanamo
During her visit to Washington DC , Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt refrained from criticising the Obama Administration for failing to close down the POW camp at Guantanamo, even though the government stated very…
MoreDanish cop trapped by US anti-terror legislation
A Danish policeman who runs a small cigar-import company in his spare time has run foul of US anti-terror legislation. The Funen-based cop, Torben Nødskouv transferred $26,000 (DKK137,000) to a German supplier as…
MoreRyanair provokes ‘useless Danish unions’
Irish airline, Ryanair, is on a collision course with Danish trade unions who’ve demanded that the cut price flier abides by Danish labour market legislation when it opens a new base at Billund…
MoreMore bad news for Helle
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who’s been battered by the opposition and media since being forced to back down on the congestion charge project, one of her key campaign issues, has also suffered a…
MoreDanske bank dragged into Domican election campaign
The Danske Bank, Denmark’s biggest bank, has become embroiled in an election campaign scandal in the Dominican Republic. Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, wife of President Leonel Fernández and candidate for vice-president, has been…
MoreDrunken party at police station
A special police unit has been closed down after a drunken binge last weekend. The 16-man gang-busting Task Force has been dissolved after a wild, after-hours, party at Rødovre police station got so…
MoreNo arms for Syrian rebels says Søvndal
Syrian insurgents shouldn’t be armed by the West and should join together in one political movement, Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal said last night before setting off for Tunisia to attend today’s ‘Friends of…
MoreInternational praise for Thorning
While Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s political capabilities are being severely questioned in this country she continues to garner support abroad for her leadership of the Danish EU Presidency. Head of the International Monetary…
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