LA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 5 al 11 de noviembre de 2012
POLITICA/ECONOMIA La Primer Ministro, Helle Thorning-Schmidth elogió al reelecto presidente Obama, y precisó que es un “personaje inspirador con una clara visión del futuro” añadiendo que espera fortalecer los vínculos entre los Estados…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, November 5th-11th, 2012
Politics / Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt praised re-elected President Obama as an ‘inspirational figure with a clear vision for the future’ and said she looked forward to strengthening the close links between…
MoreGovernment inks budget deal with far-left
The government and its parliamentary backers, the Red/Green Alliance, have finally reached agreement on the 2013 budget. The far-left party has been granted concessions in areas such as child support for refugees and…
MoreBudget deal splits left-wingers
The Red/Green Alliance’s support for the government’s budget could lead to major division within the party. All policy has to be approved by the party’s 25-member steering committee but nine voted against the…
MoreEconomy Minister: The best budget we could get
The newly agreed 2013 budget is ‘as good as it could be’ according to Minister for the Economy, and Social Liberal leader, Margrethe Vestager, who claimed she had ‘no regrets’ about making an…
MoreBudget won’t solve crisis problems say economists
Economists agree that the 2013 budget agreed between the government and the Red/Greens won’t be sufficient to alleviate the financial crisis. The Danske Bank’s Steen Bocian called it a ‘controlled’ budget with little…
MoreSAS fights to avoid bancrupty
Threatened airline SAS will publish a last-ditch cost-cutting plan today aimed at staving off bankruptcy. Berlingske Business reports that banks have approved the plan to slash DKK2.7m in costs by reducing staff numbers…
MoreDanish companies concerned about possible Greek euro exit
Many Danish companies believe there’s a strong risk that Greece could pull out of the euro and are limiting their credit facilities to customers in the crisis-hit country. In many instances, Dairy giant…
MorePolice are ‘spineless’ says former DPP leader
Former Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard has lashed out at ‘wimpy’ police after a TV2 mobile broadcast vehicle came under attack, Sunday. TV2 journalists had been despatched to the social housing complex…
MoreRed/Greens win multi-million budget deal
The prospect of a new multi-million financial aid package for the socially vulnerable should encourage the Red/Greens to provide the votes the government needs to pass the 2013 budget. Berlingske understands that the…
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