Liberal attack an ‘own goal’
The Liberals’ attack on Mogens Lykketoft’s credibility (http://seven59.dk/parliament-dispute-is-first-threat-to-new-government) is both ‘stupid and hypocritical’, according to leading commentator Thomas Larsen who called it a political own goal. He said by trying to prevent the…
MoreNew biker war threatens
The police fear a new ‘biker war’ could break out after rival gangs, Hells Angels and Bandidos, declared their 1997 peace agreement null and void. After a wave of shootings, murders, and bombings…
MoreConfusion surrounds UN Palestine vote
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen could be forced to vote for a UN resolution this week that she’s fiercely opposed to. If the Palestinians decide to put forward a UN resolution…
MoreHelle looks for consensus
After meeting with the leaders of all political parties, Monday, ‘Prime Minister in waiting’ Helle Thorning-Schmidt said it was no secret that there’s still disagreement on a lot of issues but she remains…
MoreParliamentary dispute is first threat to new government
The centre-right parties have broken with tradition by challenging the ‘red’ bloc’s nomination for speaker of the house (of parliament), a sign of the bitterness that exists between the two sides after the…
MoreDPP calls for ban on Hells Angels
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has again called for the Hells Angels biker gang to be outlawed in this country after 15 members or ‘hang-arounds’ were found guilty of attempted murder, Monday. DPP’s…
MoreToll-ring troubles
The new government’s proposed toll ring around Copenhagen, which it’s claimed could cost the average family over DKK11,000 per year, has become a growing problem for Helle-Thorning Schmidt as she struggles to stitch…
MoreJyllands-Posten terrorist demands re-trial
Tahawwur Rana, the Canadian-Pakistani national convicted by a Chicago court of planning a terrorist attack against Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, has appealed for the guilty verdict to be overturned as their isn’t enough evidence…
MoreGrowth expectations lowered
Denmark’s National Bank has lowered its expectations for economic growth in the wake of months of stock market turbulence. According to the bank’s latest quarterly report, Danish GDP will now land at 1.4%,…
MoreCarlsberg hit by dip in Russian sales
Carlsberg investors have good reason to be concerned about the company’s operations in Russia. Although the August figures aren’t as bad as feared, beer production fell by 16.1% in the lucrative market compared…
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