Euro pact – but no referendum
Denmark’s yes to joining the new EU economic cooperation pact won’t spark off a referendum on the country’s euro opt-out. After the government reached agreement with the three main opposition parties on the…
MoreStill no to the euro
A significant majority of the electorate is still opposed to Denmark joining the euro. Just as the opposition has given its backing to Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmusen’s efforts to join the new…
MoreFogh can’t deliver Libya agreement
Anders Fogh Rasmussen was being characterised as more ‘secretary’ than ‘general’ last night after failing to persuade member countries to accept responsibility for the no-fly zone and bombing campaign against Libya. After another…
MoreLibya accuses
The state-run Libyan TV accused Denmark yesterday of leading a bombing mission against Muammar Gaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli. At the same time, Libya’s national news agency, Jana, issued an English-language press release claiming…
MoreGaddafi ‘desperate’ says Lene E.
Claims that Denmark has bombed Muammar Gaddafi’s headquarters in Tripoli as part of a sustained campaign against Muslims shows just how desperate the Libyan dictator must be, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen…
MoreOperation success
The international coalition’s attacks in Libya have been an unqualified success, according to Major Lars Cramer-Larsen of the Danish Defence Academy. He said the no-fly zone has prevented Gaddafi from attacking insurgents from…
MorePolitical backing for former minister
Parties on both sides of parliament are in agreement with former Immigration Minister Birthe Rønn Hornbech that EU Court of Justice rulings are a threat to Denmark’s welfare system (http://seven59.dk/eu), but there’s widespread…
MoreSocial Democrats target ministry officials
The Social Democrats allegedly have a ‘hit list’ of leading civil servants who will be fired if, and when, the opposition gains power. According to a new book about the power of the…
MoreQatar demanded multi-million bribe from APM
Qatar has allegedly tried to bribe A.P. Møller-Mærsk (APM), Denmark’s biggest company. WikiLeaks cables, published by the British Daily Telegraph, reveal that APM and other oil conglomerates were asked to ‘donate’ massive amounts…
MoreExpensive Denmark
Denmark is the most expensive holiday destination in Europe. In a price comparison of hotels, restaurants, cultural offers, and spending power, Denmark is far and away no.1 according to new figures by the…
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