Coalition partner threatens to boycott budget
The government finally put together a majority for the 2018 budget, Friday, but it’s still uncertain whether the draft agreement will get through parliament. Coalition partner, the Liberal Alliance (LA) has threatened to…
MoreFinance Minister: Responsible budget will secure upswing
The 2018 budget has taken a long time to put together but was worth waiting for, Finance Minister Kristian Jensen said late Friday as he presented the details of the government’s agreement with…
MoreAnalyst: Budget breakdown could spark off election
The government may have reached agreement on the budget but hasn’t removed the threat of a snap election, according to leading political analyst, ex-Conservative leader Hans Engell, who said he could never remember…
MoreTax deal on the way?
The government and Danish People’s Party (DPP) have reached agreement on tax cuts totalling at least DKK8bn (€1.06bn) and there could be more, financial daily Børsen reports this morning ahead of today’s decisive…
MoreEconomic upswing? 32,500 haven’t worked for eight years
32,500 benefits recipients haven’t worked for at least eight years, a new report by the Employment Ministry shows, despite constant claims of an economic upswing and reports of companies that can’t fill vacant…
MoreDPP on a downslide, locally and nationally
As the Danish People’s Party (DPP) continues to play hard-ball in budget negotiations with the government a new poll shows the party has sunk to its lowest level of support since February. Following…
MoreTurkish authorities investigate Danish prison death
The mysterious death of a Danish-Turkish citizen who died in Kolding Jail six years ago after ‘altercations’ with prison guards continues to cause a stir in his native country. The organs of Ekrem…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 4th – December 10th 2017
Politics/Economy: Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Anders Samuelsen upped the stakes in stalled budget negotiations by speculating about the possibility of a snap election if the Danish People’s Party (DPP) refuses to make concessions….
MoreLA leader names the E-word
Liberal Alliance (LA) leader Anders Samuelsen upped the stakes in stalled budget negotiations last night by speculating about the possibility of a snap election if the Danish People’s Party (DPP) refuses to make…
MoreDPP demands legal guarantees for immigration agreement
The Danish People’s Party has demanded that any promise by the government to tighten immigration legislation is legally binding. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has said he’s prepared to accept the Danish People’s…
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