Posted on 07. Jun, 2012 in: News

Church prepares for ‘same gender’ weddings

Bishops have prepared a special liturgy to be used for homosexual weddings. The new ritual will be presented to Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs Manu Sareen on Monday, just days after the expected successful…

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Posted on 07. Jun, 2012 in: News

Foreign prison inmates cost Denmark millions

An increasing number of prisoners in Danish prisons are foreign nationals, New figures from the Justice Ministry and Danish Prison & Probation Service (DPPS) reveal that 1,100 ‘non-Danes’, or one in four of…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2012 in: News

Red threat to Thorning

The Red/Green Alliance has raised the threat of a general election if the government grants too many concessions to the opposition during tax reform negotiations. Leading members of the far-left Red/Green’s steering committee…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2012 in: News

Analyst: Government playing Russian roulette

If the government bows to Liberal demands for further income tax relief it could definitely lead to a general election later this year. That’s the view of leading political analyst, former Conservative leader,…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2012 in: News

Chinese visit will boost trade, jobs says PM

President Hu Jintao’s official visit to Denmark next week wil hopefully provide a much-needed boost for the business sector and job creation in this country, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Wednesday, promising at…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2012 in: News

More lay-offs

The private sector is facing even more lay-offs over the upcoming months. 1,663 employees were handed a redundancy notice in May, 80 per cent up on the previous month and the highest figure…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2012 in: News

China’s President heads for Denmark

China’s President Hu Jintao arrives in Denmark for an official visit next week, signalling good news for the Danish business sector, experts claim. It’s the first time ever that a Chinese head of…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2012 in: News

Human rights have to be on the agenda

The far-left Red/Green Alliance has urged Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal to discuss human rights, not just business, with China’s President Hu Jintao when he comes to Denmark next week. Party spokesman Per Clausen…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2012 in: News

Government divides people says Løkke

Politicians and organisations that try to drive a wedge between white and blue collar workers have forgotten the ideals of the Danish constitution. That was the message from former prime minister Lars Løkke…

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Posted on 06. Jun, 2012 in: News

PM defends work demand

Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt admitted yesterday that the government hasn’t been successful in explaining why it wants people to work more at a time of massive unemployment. In her Constitution Day speech she…

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