Government passes controversial “Public Act”
The government has successfully passed a controversial law which better protects the actions of authorities from public scrutiny. The “Public Act” was passed by the ruling parties, with the support of The Liberal…
MoreElection 2015: Opposition to reopen ‘Integration Ministry’
The Liberal Party plans to revive the ‘Intergration Ministry’ to deal with immigration issues, should it win the election this Thursday in coalition with the blue bloc. The ministry was disassembled in 2011…
MoreElection 2015: The Alternative’s booming popularity
Running for the first time in the election, ‘The Alternative’ have polled at a record-high. According to a new poll conducted by the Wilke Institute, every 20th vote would go to the new…
MoreElection 2015: Christian Democrats cost blue bloc votes
Polling at about 1 % of the vote, the Christian Democrats have denied claims by the blue bloc of right-wing parties that they are a ‘waste’ of blue votes. Instead, Stig Grenov, the…
MoreElection 2015: Voters sick of politicians and debates
A new poll indicates voter confidence in politicians is declining ahead of Thursday’s election, with voters particularly dissatisfied with performance in live debates. 8 out of 10 poll participants believe that politicians do…
MoreLong-term immigrants dominate workforce
New figures reveal that immigrants in the Danish workforce tend to be long-term residents of Denmark, rather than newcomers. This is in light of claims made by the Confederation of Danish Employers (DA)…
MoreElection 2015: Polls indicate shift towards opposition
As the election campaign enters its final phase the polls indicate that the coalition could be running out of steam. A new Greens poll for financial daily Børsen shows that support for the…
MoreElection 2015: News round-up
Thorning’s bus trip With just four days to go before polling day, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt set off on a US style two-day, 12-city ‘whistle stop’ bus tour around Denmark, Sunday morning. The…
MoreElection 2015: Government’s new 2025 plan
In a move designed to ’flush out’ Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen and force him to publish his own, long-term economic agenda, Helle Thorning laid out the government’s new ‘2025’ plan, Sunday, projecting…
MoreElection 2015: 10-year plan provokes anger on the left
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt came under fire from her support parties on the left, Sunday, after presenting the government’s latest 10-year economic plan. The Red/Greens and Socialist People’s Party (SPP) demanded clear answers…
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