The economy: No easing up says PM
The government has no plans to ease its fiscal policy. At her final press conference before the parliamentary summer break, Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt rejected calls from the ‘wise men’ of the…
MoreGovernment’s caution leads to excessive taxation
The ‘wise men’ of the Economic Council have accused the government of an economic policy that requires excessive taxation to finance public expenditure. According to their latest report, over-taxing people to sustain public…
MoreNew parliamentary debate sparks off controversy
Questions are being asked as to why the Liberals have been given preferential treatment when parliament launches its British-style, one-on-one debates after the summer break. Conservative leader Lars Barfoed said it’s ‘undemocratic, indecent,…
MoreVestas fraud investigation in India hampered by diplomatic tension
The Niels Holck arms-dealing affair is obstructing the Danish fraud squad’s investigation of former Vestas chief financial officer Henrik Nørremark, accused of signing two unauthorised agreements in India that could have cost the…
MoreDKK50m aid boost for Syria
Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal and Development Aid Minister Christian Friis Bach have green-lighted an extra DKK50m in aid to the Syrian people. They said that after two years of fighting and bombardment the…
MoreDanes drop in satisfaction rankings
Danes are no longer the most satisfied people in the world. A new OECD survey, Your Better Life Index, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential in the areas of…
MoreLower growth but cause for optimism says Economy Minister
The government has downwardly revised its growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014 again but there’s still cause for ‘very cautious’ optimism, Economy Minister Margrethe Vestager claimed Monday. After presenting the government’s latest Economic…
MoreVestager: Exports are the key to recovery
Public investment has helped to keep the wheels of the Danish economy going during the crisis but from 2014 it’s exports that will take over as the locomotive of growth, Economy Minister Margrethe…
MoreCopenhagen dominates economic growth
The city of Copenhagen continues to outstrip all other regions of Denmark in economic growth. New figures from Nordea reveal that the capital is responsible for all growth in Denmark while the rest…
MoreSøvndal dissatisfied as EU arms embargo against Syria is lifted
Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal said it was a ‘pity’ that the EU failed to agree on extending the arms embargo against Syria, Monday, but welcomed the deal to extend all EU…
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