The Week That Was, April 15th – April 21st, 2013
Politics / Economy After two months of negotiations, a broad, cross-party majority finally reached agreement on social benefits and student grants (SU) reform. Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen said the government is no longer…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 15 al 21 de abril de 2013
POLITICA/ECONOMIA Después de dos semanas de amplias e intensas negociaciones el gobierno logró llegar a un acuerdo con la mayoría de los partidos políticos respecto a la reformas al esquema de beneficios sociales…
MorePM needs a miraculous comeback
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is going to have make a miraculous political comeback to win the next election, Berlingske analyst Thomas Larsen warns after yet another disastrous poll for the government. The latest…
MoreLA leader fears Liberal/DPP axis
Denmark will end up as an economic ‘loser nation’ if the Liberals and Danish People’s Party win a majority at the next election. Speaking at his party’s annual conference over the weekend, Liberal…
MoreReforms are the key to recovery say Liberals
The Liberals will try to push through even more reforms if they regain power at the next election. Although Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was ridiculed last year for claiming that Denmark had gone…
MoreDenmark a job haven for East Europeans
Despite the high level of unemployment in Denmark, thousands of East European job seekers continue to arrive here and find work. New figures from the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (AE) show…
MoreState helps foreigners to get low-paid jobs
Whilst public expenditure on unemployment benefits has exploded over the past few years, the Danish state has been active in helping foreigners to come to this country and take low-paid jobs in agriculture…
MoreNew York Times highlights Denmark’s dependency culture
A front page article in Sunday’s New York Times highlights the ‘once sacred’ Danish welfare system that’s that’s now slowly being reformed. After a recent trip to Denmark, journalist Suzanne Daley writes how…
MoreGrowth package agreement
The government and opposition have reached agreement on the first phase of the growth.dk scheme. Punitive duties on beer and soft drinks are to be reduced to discourage Danes from travelling to Germany…
More62,000 jobless lost in the system
The official unemployment figures don’t reveal the full extent of the economic crisis. 170,000 people are registered as unemployed but, according to a new report by the Economic Council of the Labour Movement…
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