Defiant Lars Løkke: I’ve paid my taxes
Lars Løkke Rasmussen acknowledged yesterday that the controversy surrounding his excessive expense account has damaged the Liberal Party but stressed that he has paid all the tax required . Breaking his silence on…
MoreGood – and bad – poll news for Løkke
Two new opinion polls provide both good and bad news for under pressure Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen. A Voxmeter poll for news agency Ritzau shows a dip in support for the Liberals…
MoreNATO boss dismisses comeback speculation
Anders Fogh Rasmussen declined to speculate yesterday as to whether Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s expenses problems could pave the way for a dramatic return to Danish politics. When asked by journalists in Brussels about…
MoreDenmark – India’s new best friend
After years of diplomatic strife, Denmark can look forward to a much-improved relationship with India after the election of Prime Minister Naranda Modi. India put Denmark ‘on ice’ in 2011 after the Danish…
MoreDenmark set to defy EU on military purchasing
Denmark is preparing to defy EU rules by continuing to demand contract offsets when purchasing military hardware and weapons for the Danish military. After the EU Commission issued a warning that offset agreements are…
MoreRise in job vacancies signals good news for economy
17,000 job adverts were posted on the online Jobindex in February, the highest since 2008. And in another positive sign for the economy, the figures for Q1 were 5% up on the same…
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Maersk to unveil super rig / Mega US contract for Vestas Maersk: 40 employees from Maersk Drilling and BP have been working for a long time on one single project: To break the…
MoreDenmark grants an extra $10m to South Sudan
More than one million people in South Sudan are now internally displaced due to killings, disappearances, rapes, and other human rights violations resulting from ethnic conflict. The crisis deteriorates day by day. From…
MoreProblems mount up for Løkke – Liberals paid vacation, smoking expenses
Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen is fighting for his political life after being hit with two new expense scandals. Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet has revealed that the Liberal party funded a vacation to…
MoreOpinion polls could signal kiss of death for Løkke
The prospect of a Liberal voter exodus could be the final nail in the coffin for beleaguered party leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Leading political commentator Thomas Larsen said a new poll by the…
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