Danes show solidarity but ignore crisis
Denmark is still amongst a small group of nations within the EU that have been least affected by the euro crisis – at least according to Danes themselves. In a new Eurobarometer survey…
MoreGovernment facing opt-outs battle
The government’s planned referendum next year on two of the country’s EU opt-outs could end in a very close decision. In a new Rambøll poll for Jyllands-Posten, 40.8% say no to shedding the…
MoreVestager will keep close to eurozone
The prospect of an economic cooperation deal between the 10 EU countries that haven’t adopted the euro has been dismissed as a poor idea by Minister of Economy Margrethe Vestager. Ahead of the…
MoreWorst start for a government in 40 years
Historians would have to go back 40 years to the oil crisis of the 1970’s and four extremely unstable Social Democrat-led governments under Anker Jørgensen to find a Prime Minister who has got…
MoreMajority ready to easy salary requirements for immigrants
A political majority is ready to make it easier for Danish companies to attract highly skilled manpower from abroad by reducing the minimum salary requirement. The current ‘job plan’ requires all potential foreign…
MoreDanish commandos ordered to ‘capture or kill’
Virtually every time Danish special forces were sent on a mission in Afghanistan in 2002 it was with the order ‘capture or kill’ according to a new book by former commando Lars Møller…
MoreWho’s next?
The fall of Muammar Gaddafi has not only sent shock waves throughout the world, but right through the power structures surrounding other dictatorships. After welcoming the demise of the former Libyan leader, Minister…
MoreBomb count nears 1,000
Danish F-16’s have dropped 923 precision bombs on Libyan targets, in 593 raids, since the NATO-led mission started in March. At a price of DKK290,00 per bomb, the cost of defending the Libyan…
MorePrime Minister lacks leadership qualities
Helle Thorning-Schmidt may have won the election but voters still see her predecessor, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, as better qualified to lead the nation. In a new YouGov poll for free daily metroXpress, 39%…
MoreWill Americans fall for ‘smørrebrød’?
Start spreading the news: Danish ‘smørrebrød’ (open sandwiches) could be the next big food fad in the gourmet capital of the world, New York. Crown Prince and Crown Princess Frederik will head the…
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