National Bank Governor: Fogh and Løkke were wrong
Governor of Denmark’s National Bank, Niels Bernstein, has blamed the ‘misguided’ policies of former prime ministers Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Anders Fogh Rasmussen for the crisis that continues to strangle the Danish economy….
MoreNational Bank far too optimistic
Although the Danish National Bank has lowered its year-end growth projection for the economy, from 1.2 per cent to 0.3 per cent, it’s still far too optimistic, the Danske Bank claims. The bank’s…
MoreNo ‘green car’ boom
Despite the government’s high hopes for electric cars there are still very few on Danish roads – just 1,224 according to an official parliamentary response to the Liberal Alliance from Tax Minister Thor…
MoreThorning-Schmidt EU rumour is pure speculation says journalist
The English journalist who started the rumour that Danish prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is a prime contender to become President of the EU Commission when José Manuel Barroso steps down in 2014 has…
MoreNew asylum agreement will open the floodgates say liberals
The Liberals have dismissed the new asylum agreement presented by the government yesterday as another backdown on integration policy that will encourage even more refugees to head for Denmark. The agreement, backed by…
MoreDenmark-Britain military alliance
Denmark and Great Britain’s close military alliance will continue after New Year 2014, the agreed deadline for the Afghanistan pull-out. Defence Minister Nick Hækkerup and his British counterpart, Phillip Hammond, will sign an…
MoreCabinet colleagues back Krag in SPP leadership race
All the Socialist People’s Party’s own cabinet ministers support Health Minister Astrid Krag in the race to succeed Villy Søvndal as party leader, according to left-wing daily Information, while her opponent, Annete Vilhelmsen,…
MoreAuken more popular than Krag
Health Minister Astrid Kraag may be the front-runner to replace Villy Søvndal as Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leader, but voters prefer Environment Minister Ida Auken who has declined to run. In a popularity…
MorePolice crackdown on biker gangs
100 bikers were behind bars last night after a police raid on 17 Hells Angels and Bandidos clubhouses throughout the Greater Copenhagen and Zeeland region. The crackdown came after a series of clashes…
MoreWe didn’t inspire extremists say Red/Greens
The Red/Green Alliance has dismissed accusations that it inspired the 14 extremists who were arrested by Danish Intelligence (PET) in Copenhagen,Tuesday, for allegedly planning politically-motivated attacks against the authorities. After the Danish People’s…
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