Cheaper beer and soda threaten public health
Public health – especially children’s health – will be the biggest loser if the government decides to lower taxes on beer and soda in order to boost employment in Denmark and limit cross-border…
MoreMore poll success for DPP
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) continues to ride a wave of success. A new Epinion poll mirrors a YouGov poll earlier this week, giving the anti-immigration party 17.3 per cent, slightly ahead of…
MoreDebt to taxman grows, and grows, and…
The Danish public owes billions to the public sector and the debt continues to grow. Between March 2011 and December 2012, the debt mountain, including unpaid taxes, fines, VAT, and child support, increased…
MoreYouth unemployment in EU a ‘major concern’ says Thorning
A whole generation of young people in Europe is at risk of being left behind, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt warned yesterday in response to new Eurostat figures showing that the youth unemployment rate…
MoreNew report: Poor lifestyle habits shorten life expectancy for low-income groups
A new health report, showing how smoking and drinking play a crucial role in life expectancy for the poor, is ‘chilling reading’ according to Health Minister Astrid Krag. She said that whilst it…
MoreNew bill will limit freedom of information say critics
The government’s new confidentiality bill, which critics claim will curb the public’s ability to keep an eye on their elected officials by limiting citizens’ and journalists’ access to the political process, has also come under…
MoreMore arrests in war on gangs
Copenhagen Police’s crackdown on gangs led to 39 more arrests, Thursday, and the seizure of two machine guns, three pistols, large amounts of cash, passports, gold and drugs. Members of the immigrant VHK…
MoreDPP poll success suggests power shift in Danish politics
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) has surged ahead of the ruling Social Democrats in a new poll, signalling a significant power shift in Danish politics according to Berlingske’s political analyst Thomas Larsen. The…
MoreSocial Democrats: Løkke’s to blame for poor polls
The Social Democrats have blamed their disastrous position in opinion polls on the ‘clean up mission’ the party has been forced to undertake after previous prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Policy spokesman Magnus…
MoreHungary not on PM’s agenda in Brussels
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has no intention of criticising Hungary’s controversial constitutional amendments when she attends an EU summit in Brussels today. Hungary has been accused of undermining democracy and abusing human rights,…
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