Shopping centres profiting from teachers’ lockout
Both Field’s and Fisketorvet in Copenhagen, Bruuns Galleri in Aarhus, Kolding Shopping Centre and Bryggen in Vejle are reporting more customers than usual since the lockout began. The shopping centres have seen more…
MoreSøvndal hopes for New Zealand forgiveness
Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal hopes that New Zealand understands that Danish People’s Party (DPP) MP Marie Krarup’s derogatory comments about Maori culture were a ‘one off’ and don’t represent the sentiments…
MoreCorydon paves the way for ‘stimulus package lite’
The suggestion to pass a speedy, shrunken stimulus package that doesn’t include corporate tax relief is an ‘excellent idea’, Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon said yesterday after negotiations with the Danish People’s Party (DPP)….
MorePolicy spokesman denies wrongdoing in Taxgate affair
The Liberals’ policy spokesman Peter Christensen has dismissed accustoms that there was anything ‘fishy’ about the private e-mail he sent to ex-Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsen regarding the ‘Taxgate’ affair. In the midst…
MoreMinister admits that new bill will limit public access
Justice Minister Morten Bødskov has acknowledged that the new proposed public information bill would have prevented sensitive figures concerning unemployment insurance reform from being made public. He said if the proposed legislation, aimed…
MoreNew no 1 for Red/Greens but no agreement on EU
The Red/Greens’ justice spokesperson, Pernille Skipper, will be the party’s lead candidate at the next election. In a ballot of party members, Ms Skipper emerged as no. 1 ahead of the popular ‘darling…
More40,000 teachers demonstrate
40,000 teachers from throughout the country gathered outside parliament (Christiansborg), Thursday, to demonstrate against the lockout imposed by local authorities. The conflict continues to create attention abroad. Click to see the BBC’s coverage…
MoreEU warns Denmark of ‘economic imbalance’
Denmark was one of 13 countries named by the EU Commission last year as having a ‘macro-economic imbalance’ and the results of a new health-check show there’s still concern in Brussels. The Commission…
MoreSlowdown in inflation
Consumer prices in March rose at the slowest pace since September, 2009, a new Statistics Denmark report shows. The Consumer Price Index rose by just 0.9 per cent compared to the same month…
MoreSPP distances itself from government policy
In the midst of cross-party negotiations surrounding the proposed stimulus package, the Socialist People’s Party (SPP), the junior coalition partner, has distanced itself from government policy. In the party’s latest members’ journal, leader…
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