DPP is one of the ‘scariest parties in Europe’
The respected American news site, Huffington Post, names the Danish People’s Party (DPP) as ‘one of the scariest parties in Europe’, alongside right-wing factions such as Front National in France, the Greek ultra…
MoreDPP vote-catcher concerned about extremist trend in EU
Denmark’s most popular EU politician ever, the Danish People’s Party’s Morten Messerschmidt, returned to Brussels, Monday, backed by a record number of personal votes – over 420,000 – but with concerns about the…
MoreEconomic Survey: Signs of recovery
The Danish economy is improving due to a number of key factors – recovery abroad, signs of increased consumer spending in this country, and a 22,000 drop in unemployment over the past year…
MoreEconomists cast doubts on Vestager’s optimism
Leading economists have dismissed the government’s ‘over-optimistic’ prediction of 2% economic growth next year. Minister for the Economy Margrethe Vestager said GDP growth of 2% is realistic when she presented the government’s May…
MoreMaersk rejects bribery claims in Brazil
Denmark’s biggest company, A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM), has rejected allegations that it bribed an official of Brazil’s state-owned Petrobas to accept shipping contracts. According to the Brazilian magazine Época, APM paid kickbacks to a…
More‘Aggressive’ Danske Bank accused of human rights violations
Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske Bank, could be in violation of EU human rights legislation with its aggressive debt-collecting policy in Ireland. An Irish Times report shows that Danske Bank is now the most aggressive…
MoreLiberals lose out in EU election – DPP storm ahead
The Liberals suffered a resounding defeat in Sunday’s EU election as the anti-EU Danish People’s Party (DPP) emerged triumphant. With just 16.7% of the vote, the party’s worst result for 25 years, the…
MoreLiberals struggling at home too
The Liberals’ setback in the EU election is mirrored in a new domestic poll showing the party has, for the first time in nearly two years, fallen behind the Social Democrats. Just one…
MoreYes to Patent Court
Denmark will sign up to the EU Patent Court after an overwhelming majority voted yes in Sunday’s referendum. 60.45% voted for Denmark becoming part of European patent reform, with 36.19% voting no –…
MoreAnalyst: Løkke’s problems create new power struggle
The constant controversies dogging opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen have changed the political battlefield in Denmark, according to Berlingske commentator Thomas Larsen – after being dismissed as a ‘lame duck’ prime minister, opinion…
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