‘SPP has dug itself into a hole’
The division within the Socialist People’s Party (SPP) could lead to its exit from government, a respected party watcher claimed yesterday. Journalist Hans Mortensen, who wrote the ‘The Red Thread’, charting the SPP’s…
MoreTax Minister ready to discuss possible SPP pull-out
Former Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leader Holger K.Nielsen has said he’s ready to discuss whether the party should pull out of the government coalition but warned that it would a ‘stupid move’. In…
MoreSPP leadership gets poor marks from own voters
Two out of three Socialist People’s Party (SPP) voters believe party leadership has performed poorly since it became part of government 18 months ago, a new poll by Epinion for DR News shows,…
MoreVoters back government’s proposals
The government’s Growth DK plan may have split Socialist People’s Party voters but it’s been welcomed by a significant majority of the electorate. A new Gallup poll shows that 54% of respondents agree…
MoreDenmark suffering from ‘Japanese disease’
The Japanese economic disease, characterised by a consistent year on year drop in GDP, has infected Denmark and the patient is unlikely to recover for the rest decade – that’s the warning from…
MoreJobless growth
Some of Denmark’s biggest companies have experienced significant economic growth during the crisis years but it hasn’t led to more jobs – a sign, according to a leading economist, that lower corporate tax…
More4bn loss for DONG
State-owned DONG Energy has acknowledged that it could be forced to ask Finance Minister Bjaren Corydon for financial aid after posting a DKK4bn loss for 2012, down from 2011’s profit of nearly DKK2.9…
MoreMore horse meat lasagne
Another Danish company has become embroiled in the horse meat scandal. Unimex Trading has withdrawn its lasagne products from supermarket freezers after they were found to contain 50% horse meat. Managing Director Claus…
MoreGovernment presents new growth plan to create 150,000 jobs
The government presented its much anticipated stimulus package, Tuesday, aimed at improving Danish competiveness and boosting growth in this country. As part of ‘Growth Plan DK’ (Vækstplan DK), the government will invest DKK10bn…
MoreWhere’s Annette?
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt was flanked by Economy Minister Margrethe Vestager, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon, and Tax Minister Holger K.Nielsen when she presented the government’s ‘Growth Plan DK’, Tuesday, but Business and Growth…
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