Government confident of economic turnaround this year
There are brighter times ahead for the Danish economy according to the government’s latest Economic Survey presented by Minister for the Economy Margrethe Vestager, Tuesday, which predicts growth will return and employment will…
MoreNew budget: ‘Growth and Balance’
The government published its draft budget for 2014, Tuesday, under the title ‘Growth & Balance’ – two words that, according to Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon, sum up the government’s economic policy. At a…
MoreLack of confidence in tax authorities
A new Voxmeter survey for Ritzau news agency shows that over half of the electorate have lost confidence in the tax authorities. After a number of embarrassing, high profile issues, such as the…
MoreFacebook handed over private data on six Danes
Facebook has provided the Danish authorities with personal information on six Danish nationals this year. The social network’s first government transparency report, published Tuesday in response to revelations by US whistleblower Edward Snowdon…
MoreDenmark supports Faroe Islands in fishing dispute – but joins EU boycott
EU sanctions against the Faeroe Islands in the herring dispute come into force today, putting Denmark in an awkward position. Even though Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt supports the Faroes’ position, Denmark is forced…
More2014 Budget: Early details
The government will publish its draft budget for 2014, ‘Growth & Balance’, at 11am today. Details have already been leaked to the press and Berlingske has obtained further information from ‘top-level sources’. Here…
MoreRed/Greens warn: No money for jobs, welfare….no budget
The Red/Green Alliance has drawn a line in the sand by stating it won’t vote for the government’s 2014 budget unless it includes extra funding for job creation and welfare. After Berlingske reported…
More15,000 new jobs, house prices to rise
The government expects to create 15,000 new jobs in 2014. The latest Economic Review, to be published today in conjunction with the 2014 draft budget, projects 15,000 new jobs fuelled by initiatives such…
MoreNew video: Muslims use Danish ‘infidels’ for shooting practice
Danish-speaking insurgents in Syria are using images of well-known Danes for target practice. A propaganda video posted on YouTube, but later removed as it ‘violates the company’s policy of not promoting hate crimes’,…
MoreSyria: No Danish help without the UN says Thorning
While the US, Great Britain, France, and others contemplate military intervention in Syria, the Danish government is determined to bide it’s time and wait for the UN to act. Although President Obama has…
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