—but doesn’t move votes
Immigration doesn’t move votes. As immigration and integration slowly move up the election agenda yet again, a new poll taken in the wake of the debate about the 24-years of age requirement for…
MoreNew government would delay foreign aid increase
A joint Social Democrat, Socialist People’s Party (SPP) and Social Liberal foreign policy agenda to be presented today would freeze foreign development aid indefinitely. The three allies pinpoint eight areas where they intend…
MoreDeath in Afghanistan
A Danish solder was killed, Saturday, when hit by an improvised explosive device (IED), or road bomb, whilst on foot patrol between Patrol Baseline and Gereshk in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. He…
MoreRed or blue? No difference says Danske Bank
A swing towards the left at next week’s election would have no significant influence on the Danish economy, according to the Danske Bank. In its latest report for foreign investors, the bank concludes…
More‘Fringe’ Denmark approaches capital
The Zeeland region that surrounds Copenhagen, traditionally accepted as the most affluent part of Denmark, is in danger of suffering the economic devastation that has paralysed other previously prosperous areas of the country….
MoreNo change in polls
Seven days into the election campaign and all opinion polls say the same – the opposition parties are still on track for a comfortable victory on September 15th. The Berlingske Barometer review of…
MoreEconomists: Denmark struggling to compete
Denmark is poorly equipped to face the renewed economic crisis say leading economists who claim that under the Lib/Con coalition productivity has fallen so drastically that Denmark has been left in the slipstream…
MoreDR’s campaign lies
National broadcaster DR has come under fire for reporting two sensational election campaign incidents that never happened. The state-run TV and radio monopoly reported early yesterday that the offices of the Liberal Party’s…
MoreDPP-Social Liberals debate border control
Pia Kjærsgaard said last night she is ‘fearful’ of the effect the Social Liberals could have on immigration. During a ‘town hall’ debate with Social Liberal leader Margarethe Vestager, close to the Danish-German border,…
MoreDane takes over top EU job in Bosnia
The experienced Danish EU diplomat Peter Sørensen assumed his new international position as the EU’s special emissary to Bosnia, Thursday, where he will help to guide the country through the deep political crisis…
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