40th day of hunger strike for Danish national
The Danish national who’s been on a hunger strike for 40 days in a Bahrain jail is probably so weak that he no longer knows what he’s doing, a Danish nutrition expert said…
MoreCriminal asylum seekers divide coalition partners
The problem of refugees and asylum seekers, who’ve been convicted of crime in this country and given a deportation order but refuse to return home, has divided the coalition. The Social Liberals and…
MoreEnergy talks break down
Negotiations between the government and opposition about a new energy bill broke down last night when the two sides were unable to reach agreement on whether 200,000 households should be forced to replace…
MoreWarning preceded stabbings at mental hospital
The psychiatric wing of Odense hospital, where a 47 year old mentally ill patient stabbed a doctor and two nurses, Friday, has suffered major problems for a long time. A new report by…
MoreVoters’ anger at MP’s retirement age
A new poll shows that 9 out of 10 voters believe that politicians shouldn’t be allowed to retire at 60, after parliament raised the requirement age for early-retirement and state pensions for the…
MoreImpressive environment figures for Carlsberg
Carlsberg has claimed the title of the most effective brewer in the world, based on impressive energy figures for 2011 and its top-5 placing in the Newsweek Green Rankings, where it scored highest…
MoreSwedes file for patent on social democracy
Swedish Social Democrats’ attempt to patent the words ‘social democracy’ has sparked off a Nordic war of words about who originally initiated the concept of universal health care, social security, and free education…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, March 12th – March 18th, 2012
Politics / Economy A number of anonymous Social Democrat and Social Liberal ministers claimed that Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt could be forced to reshuffle her team after summer and Socialist People’s Party (SPP)…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 12 al 18 de marzo de 2012
POLITICA/ECONOMIA Varios ministros Socialdemócratas y Social Liberales afirmaron que la PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt podría verse obligada a reorganizar su grupo después de verano y el líder del Partido Socialista Popular (SF) Villy Søvndal…
MorePM’s advisor takes the heat for disastrous poll figures
Leading Social Democrats have blamed the Prime Minister’s closest political advisor for the party’s disastrous poll figures. US educated Noa Reddington, who according to political commentators was instrumental in guiding Ms Thorning-Schmidt towards…
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