Local government drowning in bureaucracy.
Despite the government’s vow to ease the red-tape on local government, two out of three top local council administrators in a new DR News survey claim they are under more control from parliament…
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Queen Margrethe won’t be tempted to copy her fellow Royal, Queen Beatrix, and abdicate. After the Dutch Queen announced she would be stepping down on April 30 in favour of her son, Crown…
MoreStop east European workers says DPP
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has called for a stop on the influx of low-wage, East European workers to Denmark. In response to a new report showing that by the end of this…
MoreDanish execs pessimistic about growth
Fewer that one-in-four top Danish bosses are optimistic about the growth prospects for their own company this year. A new global survey by international accountancy and advisory company, PwC (formerly Pricewaterhouse Cooper) shows…
MoreDisgraced ex-minister on comeback trail
Former culture minister Uffe Elbæk (Soc Lib), who was forced to resign last December after allegations of nepotism, abuse of power, and misuse of public funds, has taken the first steps towards a…
MoreCopenhagen police fear new gang war
Copenhagen Police, fearing a new gang war in the capital, have extended the time limit on stop and search zones, imposed in the inner city, Nørrebro, Osterbro, Frederiksberg, Vanløse, and Brønshoj on the…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 21st – January 27th, 2013
Politics / Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt was accused of misleading world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos by claiming that the Danish government has implemented numerous reforms. Social Democrat…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 21 al 27 de enero de 2013
POLITICA/ECONOMIA La Primer Ministro, Helle Thorning-Schmidt fue acusada de mentir a los líderes de los países que asistieron al “World Economic Forum” al declarar que el gobierno danés ha implementado numerosas reformas. El…
MoreDenmark backs down on nuclear zero-tolerance policy
After 25 years of vociferous opposition to nuclear proliferation and uranium contamination, a parliamentary majority is preparing to compromise Denmark’s zero tolerance policy. As foreign countries, led by China, prepare to invest billions…
MoreGreenpeace: Uranium u-turn ’sad, hypocritical’
The Danish government’s eagerness to permit uranium mining in Greenland after years of actively striving to limit nuclear proliferation is the ‘height of hypocrisy’ according to Greenpeace Secretary General Mads Flarup Christensen. He…
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