Thorning’s EU hopes boosted by feminist campaign
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s chances of becoming President of the European Council have been given a boost by a campaign pushing for more top EU jobs for women. In the ‘Ten or More’…
MoreDanish MEP’s slightly in favour of Juncker
A slight majority of Denmark’s 13 MEP’s approved former Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker to be President of the European Commission, Tuesday – seven voted yes, five no, while one abstained. The Social Democrats’…
MoreLiberals reject Juncker’s minimum wage proposal
The Liberals (V) will resist any moves to introduce a pan-EU minimum wage. After designated European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said yesterday he would work towards the introduction of a minimum social wage…
MoreCutbacks raise welfare fears
The past few years’ political focus on social cutbacks, reforms, and austerity measures has led to concern amongst the population about whether the welfare state can be sustained in its current form. A…
MoreLiberals call for stricter family reunification requirements
1 in 2 Danes believe current family reunification rules are too weak, according to an Epinion poll for DR News. The Liberals plan to tighten the regulations if they regain power, signalling immigration…
MoreJob vacancies up
Job postings on jobnet.dk totalled 26.626 in June, the second highest rate since the 2008 financial crisis and a further sign that the economy is recovering. The record was set the previous month…
MoreBusiness shorts
Danish-Canadian dermatology deal / Banks struggling to restructure Torm’s debt / Novo gets foothold on hearing aid market LEO Pharma: Danish LEO Pharma A/S and Canadian KLOX Technologies Inc. (KLOX) have entered into…
MoreFinancial Times: Merkel supports Thorning for top EU job
The influential British Financial Times (FT) claims that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is ready to accept Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt as President of the EU Council. The paper also reports that a group…
MoreNew EU show of support for Thorning
Holland’s Neelie Kroes, vice-president for the European Commission, has backed Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s candidacy for president of the European Council. Her public show of support was confirmed in a Twitter message, Monday…
MoreSlash top tax bracket say leading economists
The Danish state would raise more revenue if it slashed the top rate of income tax – that’s the conclusion of a new study by three of Denmark’s leading economists, the so-called ‘wise…
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