No repeat of the 1980’s says Prime Minister
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said today that by bringing forward DKK17.5bn in planned public sector investments to kick-start the economy, the government will ensure that young people today don’t experience the same disillusionment…
MoreGovernment ‘flip-flops’ says DPP
The government is guilty of ‘flip-flopping’ according to the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) deputy leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl after Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt announced an extra DKK7bn public sector investment to kick-start the…
MoreLibya and Sharia: ‘We were duped’
The NATO-led international coalition’s mission in Libya comes to an end today with Danish politicians claiming that the country has spent DKK500m and dropped 923 bombs to replace a dictator with a government…
MoreImmigration concern
Experts have warned that by easing immigration restrictions the government is opening up the floodgates for foreigners. Population expert and professor in demography Poul Christian Matthiessen predicted that Denmark in future could expect…
MoreThe Week That Was, October 24th – 30th, 2011
Politics The S/SL/SPP coalition has made the worst start of any government for forty years as the Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party, the backbone of the new government, continue to lose support…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: del 24 al 30 de octubre de 2011
POLITICA La nueva coalición gubernamental formada por los Socialdemócratas, el Partido Socialista Popular y el Partido Social Liberal ha sufrido el peor inicio que cualquier otro gobierno haya experimentado en los últimos 40…
MoreDKK600m hike in development aid
After years of cutbacks, the new government is preparing to increase Denmark’s development aid funding by DKK600m, specifically earmarked to alleviate the famine catastrophe in the Horn of Africa. The former Lib/Con coalition,…
MoreBillions more to kick-start the economy
The new government is ready to spend a further DKK7bn on public sector investment. In her opening speech to parliament, Prime Minister announced plans to kick start the economy with DKK10bn to renovate…
MoreGovernment’s ‘family aid’
The government will remove the cap on child support benefits imposed by the former Lib/Con coalition. To fight the constant charges of broken promises, the S/SL/SPP coalition has signalled a number of voter-friendly…
MoreMore text messages could trap Sass-Larsen
Henrik Sass Larsen’s attempt at a political comeback could be derailed by the release of more embarrassing text messages. The former Social Democrat policy spokesman, who was ruled out of a top cabinet…
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