Bad news on the way from Maersk?
Alarmingly low freight rates could force A.P. Møller-Maersk to downwardly adjust expectations for 2011. Ahead of the release of Q1 figures today there are strong indications that, after a difficult start to the…
MoreKeep Social Liberals out say grass-roots socialists
No more than one in four of the Socialist People’s Party’s (SPP) political base believe that the Social Liberals should be invited to join a centre-left coalition government if the small centrist party…
MoreReds outspend Blues
The Liberal Party has told the opposition to stop whining after new figures showing that the ‘red’ bloc parties have for years had a bigger campaign war chest than the government alliance parties….
MoreMore fraud suspected at top companies
An investigation into financial fraud amongst some of Denmark’s biggest companies has revealed that more people could be involved than originally believed. A police raid in April nabbed 24 people with links to…
MoreBalance of payments surplus a ‘ray of sunshine’
Denmark’s balance of payments continues to be one of the few bright spots of the Danish economy. With a surplus of DKK7.5bn in March, the collective balance of payment surplus over the previous…
MoreElection rumours as government cuts opposition’s lead
The government continues to make gains in the opinion polls, which could, according to political analysts, tempt Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to call a ‘snap’ Spring election. A new Rambøll poll mirrors…
MoreGet rid of Løkke, not early retirement says Vestager
Social Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager said yesterday that she wouldn’t be discussing retirement reform with the government if she believed it would prevent a change of government and stopped opposition leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt…
MoreGovernment forced to back down
The controversial early retirement scheme, ‘efterløn’, is to be maintained. After another day of negotiations, Sunday, Minister of Finance Claus Hjorth Frederiksen was forced to acknowledge that the government doesn’t have the votes…
MoreDPP demands crime crackdown
As the negotiations concerning the government’s 2020 plan ground to a halt, Sunday, the Danish People’s (DPP) upped their demands for providing the decisive votes for retirement reform by demanding a significant increase…
MoreVestager’s new-found strength
Social Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager’s decision to side with the government on retirement reform has signalled a power struggle on the left between Denmark’s two ‘Iron Ladies’, according to Politiken. Ms Vestager said…
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