Poul Nyrup resigns European post
The former Danish Prime Minister, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, has resigned from his post as chair of the European Social Democrats, (PES). The resignation has come of something of a surprise, and has occurred…
MoreCouncils fear cost of higher standards
Local councils and central government are set for collision course over the proposals for increased staffing for nurseries and schools. In the new Finance Act, the government have accepted the Red-Green Alliance’s demand for…
MoreEuroscepticism on the rise amongst Liberal and Conservative youth
After recent disagreements amongst the Liberals about their current stance to the EU, it was perhaps less than surprising to learn that the next generation of politicians on the political centre-right are also…
MoreRed-Green Alliance calls for independent oil inquiry
The Red-Green Alliance today put the government under increased pressure as it backed calls for the forthcoming ‘service check’ into the 2003 North Sea oil deal between the Danish state and AP Maersk…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: del 14 al 20 de noviembre de 2011
POLITICA/ECONOMIA Dos importantes encuestas realizadas durante la semana portaron malas noticias para el gobierno. Un sondeo Gallup dió como resultado una rotunda victoria para la oposición de centro-derecha, con una diferencia de 8…
MoreLeft wing imprint on new budget
The Red/Green Alliance has agreed to vote for the 2012 budget after the government accepted a number of the far-left party’s key demands, including an extension of the unemployment insurance eligibility period by…
MoreLøkke launches Liberals’ lay out for the future
Lars Løkke Rasmussen has launched a five-point plan aimed at getting the Liberal Party back into power. At the party’s annual congress in Odense over the weekend, the former prime minister said he…
More‘Red Ole’ under pressure
The former treasurer of the Danish Communist Party (DCP) has cast serious doubts on Ole Sohn’s assertion that the party never received illegal funding from Moscow while he was leader. Hans Kloster, one…
MoreLiberals demand a response about Sohn’s past
The Liberals have again demanded that Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt comes up with some answers about her under fire Business Minister Ole Sohn, after yet another whistle-blower accused the former Communist Party leader of concealing…
MoreSelf employed have no confidence in ‘Red Ole’
A majority of the self-employed believe it will be far more difficult to run a business under the new S/SL/SPP government. A new survey shows that over half believe that former communist, Minister…
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