Red/Greens eye socialist opportunities
The far-left Red/Green Alliance has expressed hopes of an improved relationship with the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) after the upcoming leadership battle. The Red/Greens have been highly critical of the three coalition parties,…
MoreCoronavirus fears
Seven people suspected of carrying the coronavirus, a new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus that spread globally in 2003 and killed hundreds of people, have been admitted to Danish hospitals. Health…
MoreCrisis has strengthened financial sector says National Bank boss
Denmark will be far better prepared to face the next financial crisis, National Bank Governor General Nils Bernstein told the Association of Danish Mortgage Banks’ annual general meeting, Wednesday. He said the financial…
MoreNo new taxes says Prime Minister
Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt has promised the Danish business sector there will be no new taxes and duties in the future. In the wake of reports showing that competitiveness in this country…
MoreArms smuggler offered to face trial on neutral territory
Danish arms smuggler Niels Holck claims that he personally offered to face trial in an Indian court, but only on neutral territory. After reports that India is prepared to convene a special court…
MoreSocialist candidates sever links to Social Democrats
The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) will fight the next election on its own terms. The two candidates for party leader, Astrid Krag and Anette Vilhelmsen, have both stated they are ready to cut…
MoreBillions wasted on US fighter plane project
The Danish state has spent billions of kroner in development money since 1997 on the American Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) combat plane project in the hope it would produce around DKK25bn in reinvestment…
MoreGreenland paves the way for social dumping
The Greenland home rule government has tabled a bill that will permit the import of cheap foreign labour to kick-start its mining industry, provoking accusations of social dumping from the trade union movement….
MoreDenmark and the USA in a new global partnership
Denmark is to participate in a new global initiative to advance gender equality and women’s rights, launched by the United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, during the UN General Assembly. Together with…
MoreNo to €
Danish voters would reject the euro if a new referendum was held today. A new Danske Bank poll shows that 57.5 per cent would ‘definitely’ say no to replacing the Danish krone with…
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