(Slight) consumer optimism
Danish consumers have become slightly more optimistic over the past month, but pessimism still reigns. Statistics Denmark’s consumer demand index has risen from minus 7 in January to minus 4.8 now, a step…
MoreNew bailout for Greece
Greece was granted a second giant bailout after a stormy Brussels meeting euro zone finance ministers that culminated in the early hours of today with an agreement to save the debt-ridden country from…
MorePM’s ‘disappointment’ in Russia, China
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt expressed her disappointment with China and Russia during a meeting with France’s President Sarkozy in Paris, Monday, after the two powers vetoed a draft resolution at the UN last week…
MoreLibyan assurances for Søvndal
During a short trip to Libya, Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal was given assurances that the war-torn country won’t become a sharia state. After asking head of the transition government Mustafa…
MoreCoalition divided on congestion charge
Disagreement about the toll ring around Copenhagen is threatening the survival of the government coalition, according to a highly-placed Socialist People’s Party (SPP) source, quoted by Berlingske, who said if Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt…
MoreGovernment on a ‘suicide mission’
The continuing internal dispute within the government coalition about the congestion charge/toll ring is ‘completely ridiculous’, according to the Red/Green Alliance who’ve warned the Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party they’re on a…
MoreYoung Danes low in health rankings
Only 85 per cent of all young people in this country believe they are in good health, putting Denmark next to last in the EU rankings, just slightly above Portugal. New Eurostat figures…
MoreFat tax boosts cross-border trade
The new ‘fat tax’ imposed by the government last year has encouraged Danes to flock to Germany to buy food items. A new survey by the Grocers Association (GA) shows that food is…
MoreChurch’s blessing for gays
‘The bells are ringing, for me and my pal’ – gay pal that is. Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Manu Sareen has promised homosexual couples they will soon be able to get married in…
MoreJoe & the Juice cuts through red tape
The Danish Veterinary & Food Administration (DFA) has been ridiculed and accused of excessive bureaucracy for giving a reprimand to the popular smoothie chain, Joe & the Juice. The DVFA claimed that the…
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