Voters: Denmark should stay in EU
A majority of the electorate wants Denmark to remain in the EU even if British voters decide in a referendum to leave the union. According to a new Rambøll poll for Jyllands Posten,…
MoreSass-Larsen pledges allegiance to PM
Social Democrat whip Henrik Sass Larsen has dismissed speculation of a possible coup against party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt. In response to reports of widespread dissension in the Social Democrat ranks against the Prime…
MoreCentre-right wasn’t that business friendly
The previous government wasn’t as business friendly as claimed. The two former coalition partners, the Liberals and Conservatives, have repeatedly advised Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt to lower taxes and duties on the business…
MoreJobless do find work
New Employment Ministry figures indicate that it isn’t as hard for the jobless to get back into the labour market as generally assumed. Despite left-wing fears that around 20,000 people who lose their…
MoreNovo gives 5 million dollars to help refugee crisis
As the situation in Syria deteriorates by the day, Denmark’s biggest company, Novo Nordisk, has joined the fight for the thousands and thousands of displaced refugees by donating $5m to the Red Cross…
MoreImmigration red-tape stops eggheads coming to Denmark
“This small Scandinavian welfare state actively seeks international talent. Yet, when global talents travel to Denmark, Kafka’esque practices in immigration deny many of them access to the country.” From http://universitypost.dk/ Although the number…
MoreGovernment seals Cold War files
The government is determined not to give the public access to confidential Cold War archives. Danish Intelligence (PET) opened files on between 1,200 and 1,500 Danes citizens between 1945 and 1989 but even…
MoreThorning calls for more EU solidarity as GB threatens to pull out
In response to British Prime Minister David Cameron’s pledge of an ‘in/out’ referendum on the EU if his Conservative party wins the next election, Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Denmark and Britain have already chosen…
MoreEurope Minister: Denmark won’t be hitching a ride on the British EU wagon
Even though Denmark and Great Britain share a form of alliance within the EU because both have opt-outs on certain areas of legislation, Minister for Europe Nikolaj Wammen said yesterday that Britain stands…
MoreDenmark loses jobs at same rate as Greece, Spain, and Portugal
The rate of employment in this country is falling far faster than the rest of the EU. The latest Labour Force Survey, published by Statistics Denmark, shows that the number of people with…
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