Optimistic Social Democrats ready for election
The Social Democrats were full of optimism at a reception to celebrate Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s tenth anniversary as party leader, Monday. Bouyed by opinion polls showing a pre-election comeback for the party, the PM’s…
MoreEconomy needs major reforms says think-tank
Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt’s dismissal of the need for major reforms over the next few years is a ’blinkered view’ of the challenges facing Denmark, the right-leaning think-tank CEPOS said, Monday. In…
MoreGamblers bet on June election
The latest ad campaigns launched by the Social Democrats and Liberals, alongside encouraging opinion polls for the government, have led to a rush of bets on a June 9th election date. A spokesman…
MoreQueen on 75th birtday: Age is no barrier
HM Queen Margrethe stressed that age is no barrier to her royal duties when she welcomed the Danish and foreign media to a press conference at Fredensborg Castle yesterday ahead of her 75th…
MoreGreenpeace stops fracking demo
Environmental organisation Greenpeace has stopped its anti-fracking demonstration in Northern Jutland, where activists occupied a drilling rig owned by French energy company Total on Sunday night just as it was preparing start drilling…
MorePower-hungry Germans reject Danish energy
Denmark generates excess power while Germany is looking to increase its use of clean-energy sources. However, what should have been a perfect match has turned into a growing spat that is undermining the EU’s…
MoreBusiness shorts
Rise in consumer prices up / Industrial production up / Share trading at record high / Denmark joins China-led bank Consumer prices: Consumer prices increased for the second straight month in March, the…
MoreNordic agreement against Russian aggression
Denmark and four of its Nordic neighbours have joined together in defence against Russian aggression. In a joint statement published by Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten, defence ministers from Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and Norway outline…
MoreNew Gallup poll: Government breathing down opposition’s neck
With the election fast approaching, a new poll shows the government and its allies have again shortened the opposition’s lead. The latest Gallup poll gives the government and its support parties 48.2 per…
MoreMedia: Thorning could win
Despite trailing in the polls since she was elected nearly four years ago, Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt has been given renewed hope for re-election this year, according to Denmark’s leading newspapers. Politiken…
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