Thorning pushes for euro
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt believes Denmark should drop its EU opt-outs and adopt the euro. In an interview with altinget.dk, the PM said that shedding the euro, justice, and defence opt-outs would strengthen…
MoreDPP outstrip Soc Dems in new poll
The voter exodus from the Social Democrats continues while the Danish People’s Party (DPP) continues to grab centrist voters. In a new Wilke poll for Jyllands-Posten, just 18.3% say they would vote for…
MoreUkraine Ambassador: ‘Neo-Nazis are responsible for the violence’
It was ‘neo-Nazis’ who were responsible for the resumption of violence in Kiev, Thursday, according to Ukraine’s Ambassador to Denmark, Mykhailo Skuratovskij. The Ambassador told TV2 News he had received information that it…
MoreCall for UN to intervene in the Central African Republic
Chair of the Foreign Policy Committee Mette Gjerskov (Soc.Dem.) has called for immediate UN intervention in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prevent the development of ‘another Rwanda situation’ in the former French…
MoreEU loses patience with Denmark’s lack of water legislation
The European Commission has announced it will be taking Denmark to court for failure to present plans for managing its river basins. The Commission has waited for the plans, essential for achieving the…
MoreTax Minister backs down on ‘snitch hotline’
Tax Minister Morten Østergaard has dropped plans to set up a ‘snitch hotline’ giving people the possibility of anonymously reporting social fraud and ‘moonlighting’ (work with no tax or VAT paid) to the…
MoreDip in retail sales signals bad news for economy
Retail sales fell by 0.4 percent in January, another sign that Danish consumers are still extremely reluctant to start spending again. Although sales of everyday shopping items rose by 0.3 percent, clothing dropped…
MoreMaersk lines up strong 2013 result – ‘allegedly’
The Maersk Line has declined to comment on an internal company presentation in which CEO Søren Skou tells the 100-member management group that the company’s annual result, which won’t be published until next…
MoreThorning-Schmidt: Janukovitj is to blame for unrest
Prime Minister Helle has blamed President Viktor Janukovitj and his regime for the escalation of violence in the country and said it’s difficult to see any alternative to sanctions against Ukraine. Ahead of…
MoreFogh Rasmussen warns Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen warned last night that Ukraine’s relations with the Western military alliance would be ‘seriously damaged’ if the country’s military clamps down on opposition protests. In a statement,…
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