Posted on 11. Dec, 2017 in: News

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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2017 in: News

Finance 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2017 in: News

Analyst: 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2017 in: News

Tax 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2017 in: News

Economic 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2017 in: News

DPP 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…

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Posted on 11. Dec, 2017 in: News

Turkish 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…

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Posted on 10. Dec, 2017 in: TWTW

The 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….

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Posted on 08. Dec, 2017 in: News

LA 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…

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Posted on 08. Dec, 2017 in: News

DPP 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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