Bjørn Lomborg named as leading intellectual figure
‘Environment Guru’ Bjørn Lomborg has again been listed as one of the world’s most important thinkers by the American journal, Foreign Policy. The director of Copenhagen Consensus Centre is renowned for his controversial…
MoreIslamists occupy Danish NGO
The Islamist group, al-Shabaab, have occupied the offices of Danish Refugee Aid in Somalia. The militant movement has declared that the Danish NGO are unwelcome in the country, along with some 16 other…
MoreAvoid London, Wednesday
A strike by British immigration officials on Wednesday this week could lead to considerable delays at Heathrow airport, London’s international hub. The Scandinavian airline has asked its customers to assess if their journey…
MoreGood news for struggling wind-energy giant
Under pressure wind energy giant Vestas has received two pieces of good news after seeing its stock market value dive recently. Firstly, a major project in Mexico, to deliver 132 windmills capable of…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, November 21st – 27th, 2011
Politics/Economy Encouraging news for the Social Democrats. A Voxmeter poll for Ritzau gave the ruling party 22.9%, compared to 20.4% two weeks ago, stemming the downward trend since the election. However, the opposition…
MoreDPP: Søvndal’s pacifist nonsense
Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal’s claim that the war in Afghanistan can’t be won by military means (see here) has been dismissed as ‘pacifist nonsense’ by the Danish People’s Party (DPP). After returning from…
MoreMoody’s euro warning could signal trouble for Denmark too
US credit ratings agency Moodys’ strong message about the European credit crisis is a reflection of the lack of an effective rescue plan for the eurozone, according to Professor in Finance Jesper Rangvid…
MoreInternational doubts about economy
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) doubts whether the new Danish government can live up to its growth targets. Despite the S/SL/SPP coalition’s aim to kick start the economy by bringing…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: del 21 al 27 de noviembre de 2011
POLITICA/ECONOMIA Noticias alentadoras para los Socialdemócratas. Una encuesta hecha por Voxmeter para la agencia de Noticias Ritzau, mostró que el partido ha alcanzado un 22.9% de votantes, comparado con el 20.4% de hace…
MoreLiberals grab a third of electorate
One in three voters would vote for the Liberals today as the party continues its run of popularity since the September election. A new Voxmeter poll for Ritzau gives the former ruling exactly…
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