The Week That Was, November 26th – December 2nd, 2012
Politics / Economy The centre-right opposition would win 52.9% of the vote, against 47.1% for the government coalition and Red/Green Alliance, if an election was held right now, a new Megafon poll showed….
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 26 de noviembre al 2 de diciembre de 2012
POLITICA/ECNOMIA Los resultados de la última encuesta hecha por Megafon revelaron que la oposición de centro-derecha ganaría con un 52.9% contra 47.1 de la coalición gubernamental, incluyendo a su partido de apoyo los…
MoreCulture Minister accused of nepotism, abuse of power
Minister of Culture Uffe Elbæk has been accused of nepotism, breaking the law, and misusing thousands of kroner in public money after it was revealed that his ministry gave DKK180,000 in ‘entertainment expenses’…
MoreOpposition demands probe, denies witch-hunt
The opposition has called for an independent inquiry into Culture Minister Uffe Elbæk’s close relationship with The Academy for Untamed Creativity (AFUK), which has received millions of kroner in public funding since his…
MoreBrits refuse Danish request for evidence in military murder trial
A Danish trial in which a high-ranking officer is accused of being an accessory to murder in Afghanistan has been postponed because the British military has denied a Danish request for classified video…
MoreMI5 and MI6 refused to follow PET, CIA
British Intelligence agencies, MI5 and MI6, allegedly pulled out of a Danish/US mission aimed at killing an al-Qeada leader. Danish double agent Morten Storm, who eventually led Danish Intelligence (PET) and the CIA…
MoreEnglish for tots
English teaching from first grade and more Danish and arithmetic lessons – the main thrust of the government’s public school reform, to be published Tuesday, which will increase the number of hours children…
MoreUnemployed hit by disposable income gap
The unemployed will be hit even harder in the New Year as a direct consequence of tax reform. Those in receipt of social benefits or unemployment insurance will have less disposable income after…
MoreCrisis mistakes are being repeated says financier
If you don’t learn by your mistakes you’re destined to repeat them – that’s the message from one of Denmark’s most prominent financiers, Per Wimmer, head of the London-based investment bank Wimmer Financial,…
MoreUkrainian college forged documents for young farmers
Nearly 70 young Ukrainian agriculture students who were issued with false qualifications from a Kiev college, allowing them to gain employment on Danish farms, are facing deportation from Denmark. The Danish Ministry of…
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