Liberals: children’s check should be preserved
The Liberals are already trying to re-negotiate the tax agreement that it signed with the government and the Conservatives five weeks ago. Specifically, the Liberals want to revise the section that reduces the…
MoreShared European grid would foster green energy
If the transition to green energy is going to succeed, then Europe’s energy system must be better connected through a shared electricity market. After the summer holidays, Minister for Climate, Energy and Building…
MoreUniversities overbooking new students by 10-15 per cent
A look at the numbers shows that the country’s universities are accepting 10 to 15 per cent more students than they can actually accommodate. For example, the University of Copenhagen has capacity for…
MoreSILBA president denied entry into Bahrain
The leader of a Danish pro-democracy organisation has been denied entry into Bahrain, allegedly because he had once criticised the Bahraini king. Jens-Kristian Lütken, president of SILBA (Support Initiative for Liberty and Democracy)…
MoreRace to claim the North Pole heats up
Danish researchers intend to own the North Pole. At the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf at the United Nations in New York recently, Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland each…
MorePositive Swedish growth good for Denmark
Experts initially forecast modest economic growth in Sweden this year, but the latest figures from Statistics Sweden have beat all expectations – and this may prove to be excellent news for Denmark. The…
MorePoliticians will not yet prohibit ‘e-cigarettes’
It may be illegal to smoke cigarettes inside larger restaurants and bars, but several politicians at Christiansborg have no intention of banning ‘e-cigarettes’, the new electronic ‘vapour’ cigarettes – even though experts recommend…
MoreDONG may offer Vestas offshore opportunities
Although state-run energy company DONG signed a huge contract last week with Siemens to purchase the German business’s large wind turbines for its numerous offshore projects in the UK, its door is still…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, July 23rd – July 29th, 2012
Politics/Economy The Liberals proposed that it should be illegal to set up a blockade against a company that has already signed a union agreement, a measure supported by the Danish People’s Party. Mattias…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 23 al 29 de julio de 2012
POLÍTICA/ECONOMÍA Como consecuencia al conflicto laboral surgido entre el dueño del restaurante “Vejlegården” y el sindicato “3F” los Liberales propusieron que debería ser ilegal tender un bloqueo a una empresa por haber firmado…
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