Prices, inflation up
Consumer prices rose by 0.6% in March, contributing to a 2.7% rise in inflation compared to the same month last year, new Statistics Denmark figures show. Senior Danske Bank economist Las Olsen warned…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: del 4 al 10 de abril de 2011
POLITICA Al cumplir dos años de su mandato como Primer Ministro, Lars Løkke Rasmussen se elogió a sí mismo expresando que ha guiado con mucha destreza al país durante el “tsunami económico”, y…
More7.59 Danish News Today – The Week That Was, April 4th – April 10th, 2011
Politics Two years after assuming office, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen praised himself for skilfully guiding Denmark through an ‘economic Tsunami’. He vowed to fight for welfare reform, including making newly-arrived immigrants earn…
MoreHomophobic Islam scholar to address young Muslims
A controversial Canadian preacher who was denied entry to Great Britain last year because of his extremist beliefs is to address a conference arranged by the youth wing of the Islamic Faith Society…
MoreGaddafi accepts peace plan
Libyan dictator Muamaar Gaddafi has reportedly accepted an African Union peace plan brokered by South African President Jacob Zuma. Se BBC report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13029165
MoreOpposition slips in two new polls
Two new polls show the opposition still heading for victory at this year’s election but with a reduced majority. A Greens survey for financial daily Børsen gives the centre-left 93 seats, six more…
MoreDPP leader dampens election talk
Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard has warned Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen that it’s ‘unwise’ to speculate about a general election if negotiations about the so-called 2020 economic package break down. After…
MoreConservative leader prefers Autumn election
With his party struggling in the polls, Conservative leader Lars Barfoed said Autumn would be the most opportune time for a general election but he shared the Prime Minister’s view that a Spring…
MoreCentre-left cabinet will be a deep shade of red
The Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party (SPP) are so confident of victory at the next election that they’ve already put names on new cabinet ministers. According to a report by weekly newsletter…
MoreGovernment to cap public spending
Public spending over the next nine years mustn’t exceed 27% of GDP, compared to 29% today. Minister of Finance Claus Hjort Frederiksen has lifted the lid on one of the main elements of…
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