7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, October 15th – 21st, 2012
7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, October 15th – 21st, 2012 Politics / Economy After winning the Socialist People’s Party leadership race, Annette Vilhelmsen pledged support for the government’s political…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 8th – 14th, 2012
Politics / Economy Left-wing candidate Anette Vilhelmsen won the race to become the new Socialist People’s Party leader with a convincing victory over Health Minister Astrid Krag. Business Minister Ole Sohn, facing the…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, October 1st-7th, 2012
Politics / Economy In her opening speech to the new parliamentary session, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt focussed on the need for education and job creation to prevent the welfare state from crumbling, but…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 24th- September 30th, 2012
Politics / Economy Leading economists remain highly pessimistic about the long-term health of the Danish economy despite a slight drop in jobless figures across Denmark in August. Anette Vilhelmsen has spurted ahead of…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, September 10th – September 16th, 2012
Politics / Economy Parliament passed the government’s tax reform bill aimed at cutting taxes over the next ten years and regulating social benefits. Health Minister Astrid Krag announced her candidacy for Socialist People’s…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, September 3rd – September 9th, 2012
Politics / Economy Villy Søvndal unexpectedly quit as Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leader, Friday, but will continue as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Health Minister Atrid Krag quickly emerged as the favourite to succeed…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, August 20th – August 26th, 2012
Politics / Economy A gang of around 70 youths from the immigrant-dominated social housing district of Vollsmose stormed Odense Hospital, Monday, putting immigration and integration debate firmly back on the political agenda. The…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 13th – August 19th, 2012
Politics/Economy Socialist People’s Party leader Villy Søvndal will embark on a nationwide trip to improve relations between disgruntled local SPP grassroots members and leadership in Copenhagen. Under parliamentary questioning, Minister of Justice Morten…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, August 6th – August 12th, 2012
Politics / Economy Pia Kjærsgaard dropped a post-summer political bombshell by resigning as head of the Danish People’s Party (DPP). ‘Leader in waiting’ Kristian Thulesen Dahl immediately urged all four centre right opposition…
MoreThe Week That Was, July 30th – August 5th, 2012
Politics / Economy A slow, slow political week in Denmark. Handelsbanken dismissed the government’s attempt to kick-start the economy as a failure and predicted up to 50,000 more jobs could be lost by…
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