Film, food, TV – Denmark bathes in success
An article in the leading British newspaper, The Guardian, promotes the delights of Denmark – a country enjoying unprecedented success in film, literature, food and TV. However, there’s also a dark side according…
MoreWe’re not trying to remove Gaddafi says Foreign Minister, but….
Denmark and the EU has no intention of forcibly removing Moammar Gaddafi from power. In response to media reports that the international coalition went to war without agreeing on the ultimate goal of…
MoreCommand structure dispute threatens coalition
Western fighter jets continued to shower Tripoli with bombs last night, but confusion about who’s leading ‘Operation Odyssey Dawn’ was threatening to divide the nations behind the mission. As NATO Secretary General Anders…
MorePublic support for Libya crackdown
The Danish electorate supports the strong-arm political and military crackdown on Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. A new Gallup poll shows that 78% of voters support the decision to send six Danish F-16’s to…
MoreNo re-shuffle boost for Løkke
The government hasn’t gained any reward from last week’s cabinet re-shuffle. A new Epinion poll for public broadcaster DR, taken after the PM introduced his new team, but before the attack on Libya,…
More‘Reds’ steal ‘blue’ votes
The Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party have encouraged around 200,000 voters to change party colour since the last election. A new DR analysis of voter trends, based on the latest Epinion poll…
MoreFormer minister faces compensation demand
Birthe Rønn Hornbech’s problems haven’t disappeared since she was fired as Integration Minister two weeks ago. Ten stateless Palestinians, who were ‘mistakenly’ denied residency for years by the ministry, are suing Ms Hornbech…
MoreEU rulings threaten Danish welfare says ex-Immigration Minister
EU immigration rulings are a potential ‘bomb under the Danish welfare system’, according to Birthe Rønn Hornbech. Writing in Berlingske Tidende today, the former Minister of Integration claims that the EU Court of…
MoreNews in Brief
Record high price of petrol / Visa restrictions to be eased in SE Asia / Property slump continues Motorists could soon be paying a record high price for petrol if the situation in…
MoreEspersen rejects Arab criticism
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen said today she failed to understand Arab criticism of the international coalition’s air raids on Libya. After Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, questioned the…
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