Smoking law fires up a new debate
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) claims that the proposed smoking law was entered into as a settlement, and thus it requires that all governmental parties agree – otherwise, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Social…
MoreMore immigrants than Danes are early-retirees
Immigrants from non-Western countries make up a significant portion of early retirees. According to a new analysis by the Rockwool Foundation Research Unit, 41 per cent of non-Western immigrants between ages 55 and…
MoreBetter behaviour creates a better business brand
In the future, the largest companies and government institutions must explain how their operations protect human rights and have a reduced impact on the climate. As part of the government’s new strategy on…
MorePM scrutinised by North Koreans at DMZ
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Social Democrats) was carefully watched and filmed by angry North Korean soldiers with telephoto lenses on a visit earlier today to the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North Korea and…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 19 al 25 de marzo de 2012
POLITICA Si se llevaran a cabo nuevas elecciones 43,000 electores de los Socialdemócratas escogerían votar por la Alianza Roji-Verde (Enhedslisten). Así mismo, destituirían a la Primer Ministro Helle Thorning-Schmidt, eligiendo en su lugar…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, March 19th – March 25th, 2012
Politics If there were an election today, 43,000 Social Democrat (SD) voters would choose Red/Green Alliance. They would also dump party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt in favour of Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen. Only 32…
MoreFar-left threatens to block finance bill
The far-left Red/Green Alliance has threatened to stonewall the passage of the finance bill this Autumn if the government continues to pursue cross-aisle deals with the right-wing opposition parties on social spending cuts…
MoreSocial Democrats emphasise community
In the future welfare society, citizens must take more responsibility for themselves and each other, according to Minister for Employment Mette Frederiksen (Social Democrats). In Jyllands-Posten’s interview series ‘Red ideals’, Ms Frederiksen also…
MoreCandidate haunted by his Communist past
The Socialist People Party (SPP)’s candidate for deputy chairman, Mattias Tesfaye, is being challenged to explain certain controversial views that were published in the leftist newspaper Solidarity in 2008. According to party member…
MoreDrug-poisoning scandal deepens
After the discovery of secret documentation that the drug Omniscan is dangerous for patients with kidney problems, the opposition Liberal Party’s healthcare spokesperson Sophie Løhde is challenging the Social Democrat-led government to sue…
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