Prime Minister promotes EU on Constitution Day
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt utilised the forum of Constitution Day to bang the drum for the EU. In a speech to the party faithful at Slangerup, she said: “Without the EU, peace between…
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Monday is yet another public holiday (Whit) and 7.59 won’t be published. Due to the holiday weekend we will unfortunately be unable to supply the weekly news summary, That Was the Week That…
MoreLøkke starts rehabilitation: Predicts ‘election soon’
Lars Løkke Rasmussen started his rehabiliattian process with a lengthy Constitution Day speech to Liberal gatherings throughout Denmark: A summary of what he said: “In Denmark we don’t have a national day like…
MoreParty leaders: Who said what on Consitution Day
Party leaders gave Constitution Day speeches throughout the country, Thursday – here’s a sample of what they said: Kristian Thulesen Dahl (Danish People’s Party/DPP): “The Danish Constitution is what safeguards our independence and…
MoreAnti-Turkey DPP joins pro-Turkey EU group
Danish People’s Party (DPP) MEP Morten Messerschmidt, a vociferous opponent of Turkey’s application to join the EU, has ended up in an alliance with pro-Turkey British conservatives who are close allies with the…
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Denmark a great place to work / Denmark backs Holland in Norwegian Air dispute / Maersk wins Chinese approval for P3 alliance Work: Denmark may be a small country but it has 21…
MoreLøkke: Denmark’s own ‘Comeback Kid’
Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s never say die attitude is a sign of his ‘Clinton gene’, BT’s political commentator Søs Marie Serup said yesterday after the Liberal leader’s refusal to quit as Liberal leader. She…
MoreBerlingske: New de-facto leadership of Liberal Party
Lars Løkke Rasmussen is still the head of the Liberal Party but Tuesday’s marathon meeting of the party’s Executive Committee effectively resulted in a new power-sharing structure with deputy leader Kristian Jensen, who…
MoreNewspapers praise ‘Løkke the gambler’ but predict more problems ahead
Lars Løkke Rasmussen may have survived efforts to unseat him as Liberal leader but the media is still predicting a rocky road ahead for the former prime minster. Politiken writes that ‘Løkke gave…
MoreDPP joins forces with British conservatives at EU
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has joined the British Conservatives group, ECR, in the European parliament. The party’s lead candidate, Morten Messerschmidt, who garnered a record number of votes in the EU election…
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