Referendum day: Fewer undecided as no-camp edges into lead
The number of undecided voters ahead of today’s EU Referendum had shrunk to 18.4 per cent last night, the lowest for three months. The latest Megafon poll for TV2 showed a slight advantage…
MoreYoung voters hold the key
It’s EU referendum day again today as Danes head for the polling booths for the eighth time to decide an EU issue since a majority voted Yes to join the union in 1972….
MoreAnalyst: ‘No’ will strengthen DPP
If voters maintain the justice opt-out in today’s referendum it will strengthen the Danish People’s Party’s power base in Danish politics and significantly change the balance of power between the government and its…
MoreEU anti-terror directive could help ‘yes’ camp
A new EU Commission proposal, which would criminalise travelling abroad for terrorist purposes, terrorism funding, and the receiving of training, highlights the importance of a yes in today’s referendum, the Social Democrats’ justice spokeswoman, Trine Bramsen, said…
MoreDenmark no.2 on world IT list
Denmark is the second-most developed information society in the world, a new UN study shows. The annual Measuring the Information Society Report by the Geneva-based International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ranks Denmark just below…
MoreDisturbed man rescued from polar bears
A young Lithuanian man was rescued by keepers at Copenhagen Zoo after jumping into the polars bears’ enclosure. Zoo spokesman Jacob Munkholm told TV2 News: “He went up to the bear and it…
MoreBusiness shorts
Swine fever fears / Currency reserves down / DONG heads for stock market listing Swine fever: A Danish Crown slaughterhouse in Herning was closed down, Wednesday, and its employees placed in quarantine after…
MoreNo-camp takes the lead
With less than 24 hours to go before the polls open for a decisive referendum on Denmark’s EU future, a new poll shows the ‘no’ side, which will maintain the justice opt-out, has…
MoreReferendum marked by refugee debate
Denmark goes to the polls tomorrow in a referendum on stepping up its participation in EU police and judicial cooperation, with the outcome uncertain amid fears ranging from jihadist attacks to the refugee…
More10 arguments for a yes – and 10 for a no
The arguments for a yes or no in tomorrow’s EU Referendum transgress normal Danish political alliances – the far-left Red/Green Alliance is fighting for a no alongside the populist right-wing Danish People’s Party…
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