Pia K’s warning
The government will lose the next election if the Conservatives in-fighting continues. After yet another weekend of infighting and contradictory messages from the struggling party, Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard warned that…
MoreHousing market struggles to recover
At least 10% off the asking price. That’s the rule of thumb for home buyers right now as the housing market continues to struggle. New figures from the Mortgage Lenders Council reveal, for…
MoreFight against poverty has failed say voters
The government’s efforts to combat poverty over the past year have failed according to 51% of respondents in a new survey by You Gov who believe that things have got worse for those…
MoreDR defends right to show minister’s rant
State run TV network DR has defended its right to post video footage of Minister of Health Bertel Haarder’s abusive rant at a journalist on the internet. Mr Haarder called a DR interviewer…
MoreDKK5m wasted on climate website
Copenhagen City Council spent nearly one million US dollars on a climate website last year that’s now been shut down. The World Climate Community was set up ahead of the COP15 Climate Conference…
MoreEconomy: A long way to go
A new Jyske Bank prognosis predicts a long, hard road ahead before the economy is back in top gear. In line with other experts, the bank’s economists agree there’s no ‘quick fix’ for…
MoreECB conclusions ‘frightening’
A new European Central Bank (ECB) report charting the most effective method of reducing national debt has been characterised as ‘frightening reading’ by Danish economists. In “Major Public Debt Reductions: Lessons from the…
MoreMinister apologises for ‘asshole’ outburst
Minister of Interior and Health Bertel Haarder last night called a DR TV journalist an ‘asshole’, and a ‘stupid bastard who treats me like shit’. The minister’s astonishing outburst came after being repeatedly…
MorePalestinians ask for recognition
Palestinian negotiators have asked for Denmark’s help to recognize a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. According to the Israeli Jerusalem Post, Palestinian officials have asked the consuls general of France,…
MoreLøkke plummets in approval ratings
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, like his party, is taking a battering from voters. A new Rambøll poll for Jyllands Posten shows that just over 37% of the electorate prefer him as Prime…
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