Danes still pro-EU despite welfare disagreement
Despite the constant debate about welfare tourism and social benefits for EU citizens, Danes are still overwhelmingly pro-EU. A new Wike poll for Jyllands-Posten shows that just over 2 out of 3 (68.7%)…
MoreYes to EU – no to €
Despite the widespread show of support for Denmark’s continuing membership of the EU, voters in this country have no wish to adopt the euro. 65% of the electorate would reject the common currency…
MoreLøkke warns government not to ease up on reforms
Opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has warned the government against lowering its ambitions for growth and job creation. Ahead of upcoming all-party negotiations concerning the employment system and a new stimulus package for…
MoreDanish observer detained by pro-Russia insurgents
A Danish OCSE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) observer, one of eight European military observers being held prisoner in eastern Ukraine, assured journalists yesterday that he isn’t being mistreated by his…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 22nd – April 27th, 2014
Politics/Economy A new poll projected a comfortable 57.5% – 42.5% victory for the opposition over the government alliance at the next election – the Danish People’s Party is now Denmark’s second most popular…
MoreNew poll: Full speed ahead for DPP
The Danish People’s Party is more popular than ever. Just as a new survey showed that DPP leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl tops the credibility ratings (below), a new Megafon poll for TV2 News…
MoreI have no leadership ambitions says Frederiksen
Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen brushed off media speculation yesterday that she’s preparing to launch a leadership challenge, after her message in an interview with financial daily Børsen that the Social Democrat party needs…
MoreNo problems says PM
As the Social Democrats appear to be heading for yet another crisis, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said she doesn’t see the controversial Børsen interview with Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen as criticism of the…
MoreEmployment Minister has more credibility than PM
35% of voters in a new Epinion poll for DR News believe that Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen is a more credible politician than Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt – just half as many believe…
More3 in 5 say Russia is a threat
Nearly 60% of the Danish electorate believe Russia is a threat to peace in Europe. A new Wilke survey for Jyllands Posten also shows that over 49% believe that Russia is solely responsible…
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