Denmark and Gambia join forces to put pressure on climate meeting
As upcoming holder of the EU Presidency, Denmark has formed a surprising alliance with Gambia, current chair of the LDC Group (Least Developed Countries), the world’s 48 poorest nations. In a bid to…
MoreIdealist nod for ‘red darling’
Johanne Schmidt Nielsen, titular head of the far-left Red-Green Alliance and often called ‘Denmark’s red darling’, has been named ‘Idealist of the Year’ by the left-leaning think tank Ceveas for ‘uniting idealism with…
MorePM heads to Brussels looking for compromise (2)
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has come down firmly on the side of EU treaty amendments as the solution to the euro crisis. Ahead of the decisive EU summit in Brussels, she acknowledged that…
MoreStrong balance of payments – or is it?
An impressive balance of payments surplus conceals the ‘sad reality’ of the Danish economy, according to leading economists. New figures indicate Denmark is heading for a record-high surplus this year, around DKK120bn, but…
MoreThorning-Schmidt travels to Brussels looking for compromise
Ahead of the decisive EU debt crisis summit, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt paved the way for a compromise on the thorny question of amending the Lisbon Treaty. EU President Herman Van Rompuy has…
MoreDanish ex-smoker loses High Court case
64-year-old Allan Lykke Jensen, who had demanded DKK53,000 in compensation from the British-American Tobacco Company for illness he claimed was caused by smoking 20-30 Prince cigarettes a day for over 40 years, including…
MoreLive coverage of Taxgate hearings?
Danish news channel TV2 News has declared a ‘great interest’ in transmitting the upcoming Taxgate hearings. Head of news Mikke Hertz said the Commission’s investigatory process could provide a ‘civics lesson for society’…
MoreDanish playboy arrested in Gaddafi plot
A 32 year old Danish entrepreneur has been arrested in connection with an elaborate plan to smuggle Colonel Gaddafi’s son, Saadi, from Niger to Mexico. In a story straight out of a James…
MoreDenmark and Germany first to pledge climate funds
Denmark will contribute 100 million kroner to an international climate fund if other countries are willing to act in unison to make the fund a reality. The bold initiative was announced by Minister…
MoreLiberals fear drawn-out ‘Taxgate’ inquiry
The Liberals fear they could experience a lengthy period of polical fall-out from the inquiry into the so-called Taxgate scandal. The main opposition party has called for a speedy investigation into the affair but leading experts in…
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