Løkke leads new round of government negotiations
Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has been given a new mandate by the Queen to try and form a government. After informing Her Majesty, Monday, that he had failed to put together a…
MoreDPP should be part of government say voters
Six out of ten voters believe the Danish People’s Party (DPP) should be part of the new government, a new Gallup poll shows. DPP leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl has consistently said that his…
MoreLiberals and DPP share common ground on economic policy
Although the Liberals and Danish People’s Party (DPP) disagree on various issues their economic policies are very similar, according to Professor Bo Sandemann Rasmussen of Copenhagen University who said the two parties should…
MoreNational Bank questions political policy
Governor of the National Bank Lars Rohde said yesterday a new government should impose tighter fiscal policy and remain open to immigration, proposals that differ from the centre-right parties that won last week’s…
MoreVestager tackles Real Madrid, Barcelona
Danish EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, who since she was appointed last year has taken on US internet giant Google and Russian gas giant Gazprom, is now targeting Spanish football. Ms Vestager will…
MoreDenmark second-most peaceful country
Denmark has retained its no. 2 spot on the annual Global Peace Index Report, which ranks the nations of the world according to their level of peacefulness. Iceland is ranked ‘most peaceful nation’ while…
MoreCopenhagen lags behind in international investment
The greater Copenhagen region is lagging far behind other northern European cities in the battle to attract international investment and subsequently jobs. A new Copenhagen City Council report reveals that between 2009 and…
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Maersk hit by China fine/Retail sales falter/Consumer confidence down/DFDS takes over English Channel ferries/Coffee chain sold to German company Maersk: The A.P. Møller owned Maersk Line is one of 21 shipping companies fined…
MoreNo majority government
Prime Minister elect Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s hopes of putting together a majority coalition including all four centre-right parties were dashed over the weekend by Danish People’s Party leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl’s refusal to…
MoreCould Løkke be tempted to form a Liberal-only government?
Political analysts disagree about the survival chances for a minority, Liberal-only government. Royal-appointed negotiator Lars Løkke Rasmussen was unable to put together his first choice of a majority, four-party centre-right government over the…
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