Big Brother is watching you
Denmark has become a watched-over society, with more cameras monitoring the streets than in the UK, internationally known as a surveillance country. New security industry figures show that 350,000 surveillance cameras have been…
MoreLiberals’ ‘adolescent’ campaign
The Liberals’ negative ad campaign against opposition leaders Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Villy Søvndal (http://seven59.dk/l%c3%b8kke-goes-negative) isn’t fitting for a party in government, according to communication expert Rasmus Jønsson of Roskilde University who dismissed the…
MoreDanish hostages to be released?
Negotiations surrounding the release of the Danish family and two crew members held captive by Somali pirates since February have reportedly reached a decisive phase. According to news website Netavisen, the owner of…
MoreCopenhagen flooded again
Many main roads leading into Copenhagen remain under water as the emergency services struggle to pump away the weekend’s massive rainfall. The Helsingør motorway will be closed for most of the day. Too…
MoreInflation eats up wage hikes
The average family’s disposable income continues to fall. Although private sector salaries are, on average, 2% higher than 12 months ago, the extra cash is being eaten up by inflation. Consumer prices have…
MoreAnalysts optimistic about stock-market comeback
Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s C20 index of most-traded shares may have fallen by 17% this year and, over a three year period, investors have lost over 85% of their investment, but analysts remain optimistic….
MoreBig order for Vestas, but pressure remains
Under-pressure wind-energy giant Vestas has received good news ahead of the release of half-yearly accounts, Wednesday. The company has signed a DKK1.5bn deal to supply 112 wind turbines to the American E.On Climate…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 8th – August 14th, 2011
Politics Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen ended the week on a high note after a new Gallup opinion poll showed virtual parity between the two opposing factions, although the good news for the…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: del 8 al 14 de agosto de 2011
POLITICA El PM, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, finalizó la semana disfrutando de la buena noticia revelada por una encuesta Gallup de que tanto el gobierno como la oposición gozan de igualdad de votantes. Sin…
MoreLøkke goes negative
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen kicks off the season’s election campaign season this week with an aggressive nationwide media campaign denouncing the opposition’s economic policy. Under the slogan ‘Look Behind the Façade’, the…
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