7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, January 9th – January 15th, 2012
Politics / Economy Minister for Trade and Investment Pia Olsen Dyhr was also appointed Minister for Health and Prevention, replacing Astrid Krag, who started maternity leave. Following an announcement about layoffs at the…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – Christmas, New Year summary
Politics In her maiden New Year speech to the nation, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt predicted tough times ahead and warned it would be a long time before the crisis is over. She said…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, December 12th – December 18th, 2011
Politics A new Gallup poll, conducted after the tax leak allegations against former Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and his closest advisor, gave the Liberals 31% and indicated a five seat majority for the…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, December 5th – December 11th, 2011
Politics The new fiscal pact agreed between the 17 eurozone countries looks like creating major division within the tripartite government coalition. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt welcomed the agreement hammered out in Brussels, but…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, November 28th – December 4th, 2011
Politics/Economy The ‘Taxgate’ affair heightened, Friday, when Minister of Taxation announced an independent commission to investigate alleged political involvement in Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s personal tax affairs. After a series of disastrous opinion…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, November 21st – 27th, 2011
Politics/Economy Encouraging news for the Social Democrats. A Voxmeter poll for Ritzau gave the ruling party 22.9%, compared to 20.4% two weeks ago, stemming the downward trend since the election. However, the opposition…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, November 14th – 20th, 2011
Politics/Economy Two opinion polls signalled bad news for the government. A Gallup poll indicated an eight seat victory for the centre-right opposition if an election was held today, while a Rambøll poll for…
MoreThe Week That Was: Nov. 7th-Nov. 13th
7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, November 7th – 13th, 2011 Politics Berlingske’s average of all polls published over the past 31 days showed a dramatic increase in popularity…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 31st – November 6th, 2011
7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, October 31st – November 6th, 2011 Politics / Economy The government is hoping the 2012 budget proposals, released Thursday, with DKK18.7bn’s worth of…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 24th – 30th, 2011
Politics The S/SL/SPP coalition has made the worst start of any government for forty years as the Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party, the backbone of the new government, continue to lose support…
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