New GGGi information casts more doubt on Løkke
New documents shed doubt on exactly when and what Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen knew about his rights to fly first class in the GGGI (Global Green Growth Institute) scandal. According to the…
MoreBenefit reform splits families say critics
Social service bosses and advisors have urged the government to amend last year’s social benefits reform that, they claim, is splitting up families. The new rules demand ‘mutual dependency’ for couples where one…
MoreGerman MP in hiding in Denmark
A prominent German Social Democrat (SPD) who resigned from parliament last week after being accused of possessing child pornography is reportedly in hiding in Denmark. The 44-year-old Sebastian Edathy, who resigned from parliament…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 10th – February 16th,2014
Politics/Economy The Social Democrats were rocked by a new book ‘The Secret Social Democrat’ an anonymous ‘fly on the wall’ portrayal of the division and political intrigues within the ruling party. After being…
MoreNew Socialist People’s Party leader
Pia Olsen Dyhr has won the race to become the new leader of the Socialist People’s Party (SPP). After being appointed to succeed Annette Vilhelmsen, Thursday, Ms Olsen Dyhr said she was ‘humbled’…
MoreLefties want new party
One in four (22%) left-wing voters would prefer to vote for a new party. A new Analyse Danmark survey shows that if a new socialist-friendly party was formed today it would immediately win…
MoreWidespread criticism of EU funding
A new report showing that major Danish companies have spent DKK111m of EU funding on moving production and jobs to Poland has sparked off a storm of criticism from both sides of parliament. According…
MoreCarlsberg rejects EU funding accusation
Carlsberg has dismissed claims that it’s spent millions of EU funding on relocating jobs and production to Poland. According to trade union 3F, the Danish brewing giant’s operations in Poland have expanded dramatically…
More34,000 hit by unemployment reform
More people than expected lost their unemployment insurance coverage last year as a result of the government’s reform. The government had predicted that between 27,000 and 32,000 would be forced out of the…
MoreFogh Rasmussen criticises Afghan prisoner release
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has denounced the Afghanistan government’s decision to release 65 prisoners who, according to the US, pose a threat to security forces and civilians. In a written statement…
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