Unemployment no.1 concern in 2014
35.9% of the electorate name unemployment as their biggest concern next year, in a new Wilke poll. The Social Democrats’ policy spokesman, Magnus Heunicke, said he wasn’t surprised that voters believe unemployment to…
MoreHappy New Year
A happy and prosperous New Year to all our subscribers and readers. We thank you for your support in 2013 and look forward to providing Denmark’s best daily summary of Danish news in…
MoreSocialist leader down – and nearly out
Socialist People’s Party (SPP) leader Anette Vilhelmsen ends a terrible year for both herself and the party on an even lower note. A new Megafon poll for TV2 shows that voters have completely…
MoreGood year for Danish stock market
The Danish stock market ended the year on a high note, Monday, a sign that the economy has ‘turned the corner’ according to Nordea senior analyst Helge J.Pedersen. Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s trend setting…
MoreDanish chemical weapons mission misses New Year deadline
The joint Danish-Norwegian mission to transport chemical weapons out of Syria won’t be able to live up to its December 31st deadline. The Danish frigate Esbern Snare, which alongside two Norwegian vessels should…
MoreGovernment bows down to EU military spending demands
Despite the government’s new rules for ‘contract offsets’ when buying military hardware abroad it will be ‘business as usual’ in the future according to the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Red/Green Alliance. Denmark,…
MoreYoung Vietnamese denied citizenship
Young Vietnamese nationals who were born in Denmark and have grown up here are being denied Danish citizenship due to their ’affiliation’ to Vietnam. According to the left-leaning newspaper ‘Information’, the youths are…
MoreNew growth initiatives needed says PM
The government has already pushed through a ‘raft of reforms’ but still more are needed, according to Helle Thorning-Schmidt. In a pre-New Year burst of optimism, the PM said that Denmark has experienced…
MoreEconomists: New stimulus package will have little effect
The government may be planning to implement new economic stimulus measures but it will be years before they have any visible effect, leading economists claim. After Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt announced the government’s…
MoreUnemployment reform roll-back would cost jobs, prosperity says think-tank
Rolling back unemployment insurance reform, as suggested by the Danish People’s Party (DPP) will lead to even higher unemployment and taxes, the right-leaning think-tank, CEPOS, has warned. The DPP has called on the…
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