PM rejects European kick-start
Denmark will not support newly elected French President François Hollande with his plans for a European stimulus package, declared Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Social Democrats). She said, “We will not take on more…
MoreCoordinated growth strategy could create jobs
The upcoming EU summit on growth could mean thousands of new jobs in Denmark, according to the Economic Council of the Labour Movement (ECLM). The organisation has calculated that a coordinated growth plan…
MoreLøkke gets top green job
Former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Liberals) will become chairman of the international green-growth organisation Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), starting in July; he will replace South Korea’s former Prime Minister He Seung-soo….
MoreBankruptcy riders are costing the state millions
Over-use of the bankruptcy system has cost the state DKK700m between 2008 and 2010, according to an investigation conducted by the Tax Ministry, which examined how 40 bankruptcy riders affected government losses. Torben…
MorePension-industry ethics need to improve
Nineteen of the 22 largest pension funds are buying government bonds in African countries that promote corruption and abuse human rights, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is notorious for using…
MoreDanes suffer from a high rate of chronic illness
More than one in three Danes over age 16 suffers from not just one but two or more chronic illnesses, according to a new analysis from a population study called “How are you?”…
MoreAsylum seekers go on hunger strike
Two young Syrian asylum seekers are now on their seventh day of a hunger strike; they have been waiting for three years to learn whether Denmark will give them refuge. “We need some…
MoreGovernment triples contributions to Afghanistan
Denmark has pledged to support the Afghan security forces (ANSF) with DKK100m annually to ensure stability in Afghanistan after Danish combat troops and NATO pull out in 2014. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Social…
MoreHousing Minister rejects cheating claim
The Liberals, Conservatives and Danish People’s Party are accusing Minister of Housing, Urban and Rural Affairs Carsten Hansen (Social Democrats) of trying to cheat and take credit for the government’s plan to spend…
MoreArabic will be offered in secondary schools
Minister for Children and Education Christine Antorini (Social Democrats) has approved a three-year pilot scheme that would allow students to choose Arabic instead of German, French or any other classical languages. The approval…
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