Former minister attacks media witch hunt
Former defence minister Søren Gade, at the centre of the Iraqi prisoners scandal, claimed last night that he’s been hung out to dry by the media. After calls yesterday for an impeachment trial,…
MoreHide the ciggies
The government intends to tighten anti-smoking legislation so that cigarettes aren’t visible in shops and supermarkets. According to a new proposal by the three coalition parties, all cigarette packets in the future will…
MoreExporters: What crisis?
A major part of the Danish business sector claims to be unaffected by the crisis. In a new Rambøll poll for Jyllands Posten, half of all export companies say they haven’t felt the…
MoreWe love the Queen
Danes are the most fanatical royalists in Europe. A new Megafon poll for Politiken shows 77% of the electorate believe that Denmark should remain a monarchy, while only 16% would prefer a republican…
MoreVoters want Løkke back
Just three months after he was kicked out of office, 51% of the electorate would like to see Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen back in the prime minister’s chair, while just 36% support…
MoreLow expectations for Danish EU Presidency
International correspondents aren’t expecting any explosive headlines during the upcoming Danish EU Presidency – as long as the border control issue remains dead and buried and the eurozone debt crisis continues it’s going…
MoreDefence minister: No change of prisoner policy in Afghanistan
Defence Minister Nick Hækkerup has acknowledged that there’s always a risk that prisoners handed over to local security forces abroad could be abused or tortured. In response to reports that the ministry of…
MoreFogh tainted by Iraq prisoners controversy
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is in danger of getting dragged into the controversy surrounding the Defence Ministry’s withholding of information about the maltreatment of Iraqi prisoners arrested by Danish troops. On…
MoreHigh Christmas turnover but no sign of upswing
Despite a record high number of Dankort transactions before Christmas, there’s still no sign of any economic upswing. Consumers swiped the national debit card 24.6bn times between the 1st and 23rd of December,…
MoreThorning paves the way for Turkey
Denmark intends to breathe new life into stalled negotiations surrounding Turkish EU membership during the upcoming EU Presidency, but only if Turkey backs down from its threat to boycott the EU when Cyprus assumes…
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