New poll: Government and opposition in dead heat
The three government coalition parties and the Red/Green Alliance are now running neck and neck with the opposition after a dramatic voter shift over the weekend. The latest Voxmeter poll for news agency…
More‘Liberals’ slump is Løkke’s fault’
The opposition’s downturn in the polls is a damning indictment of Lars Løkke Rasmussen says leading political commentator, and former Conservative leader, Hans Engell, who characterises the dissatisfaction as a ‘yellow card’ to…
MoreLøkke hasn’t learnt from past experience
Lars Løkke Rasmussen hasn’t learnt anything from a previous expense account scandal five years ago, one of his most faithful allies, former finance minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen, said last night. The former PM’s troubles…
MorePM accused of misleading parliament in intelligence debate
Experts have accused Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of ‘misleading’ parliament and providing ‘irrelevant’ information in the debate about surveillance. In response to questions last week as to why she hasn’t reacted more strongly…
MoreDenmark ‘powerless’ to stop intelligence gathering
Two public watchdogs named by Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt as safeguards against eavesdropping are in reality powerless to stop foreign intelligence gathering in this country. Neither parliament’s ‘Control Committee’ nor the upcoming independent…
MoreCrisis? Not us
Compared to many other countries, Danes have sailed through the economic and financial crises. The second edition of the OECD’s (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) How’s Life? report, a comprehensive picture of…
MoreInflation creeping up
Inflation hit a 45-year low over the summer but prices are now slowly rising. New Statistics Denmark figures show that inflation was 0.7% in October, a slight rise on September’s 0.5%, as the…
MoreDenmark – Top vacation destination for families
International travel guide Lonely Planet has rated Denmark – ‘compact, not always cheap but built for kids’ – as the best tourist destination for families. From Lonely Planet: Don’t overlook Denmark. Copenhagen is…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 4 al 10 de noviembre de 2013
POLITICA/ECONOMIA La popularidad del líder de la oposición, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, ha sufrido una dramática caída a raíz del escándalo ocasionado por sus extravagantes gastos de viaje como Presidente de “Global Green Growth…
MoreLøkke’s problems lead to voter exodus
Thousands of Liberal voters have deserted the party in the wake of leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s expense account controversy. For the first time ever the Liberals have dropped to below their 2011 election…
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