The Week That Was, February 4th – February 10th, 2013
Politics / Economy A survey of local union bosses, normally staunch Social Democrat supporters, revealed that the majority have no belief in the government’s economic policy. At the same time, business leaders praised…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 28th – February 3rd, 2013
Politics / Economy The al-Qaeda terror organisation threatened to launch ‘strong, serious, alarming, earth-shattering, shocking and terrifying’ attacks on Denmark, just as a 31-year-old Swedish national, Munir Awad, was being sentenced to 12…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 21st – January 27th, 2013
Politics / Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt was accused of misleading world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos by claiming that the Danish government has implemented numerous reforms. Social Democrat…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, January 14th – January 20th, 2013
Politics / Economy Business Minister Annette Vilhelmsen sparked off a political storm by claiming that the business sector has exaggerated the extent of the crisis and is in collusion with the centre-right opposition…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, January 7th – January 13th, 2012
Politics / Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt dismissed media reports of plans to replace her as Social Democrat leader before the next election. The Liberals offered to negotiate social benefits reform with the…
MoreWhile you were away: A wrap-up of all the Christmas/New Year news
Politics / Economy The liberal think-tank Cepos praised Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s statement that 2013 will be characterised by reforms to help 55,000 unemployed people find jobs. Over 5,500 ‘acute package’ jobs will be…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 10th, – December 17th 2012
Politics / Economy After publication of the latest Economic Survey, Thursday, which downwardly adjusted the year-end DGP growth projection to minus 0.4%, Minister for the Economy Margrethe Vestager acknowledged that the government has…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 3rd, – December 9th 2012
Politics / Economy Culture Minister Uffe Elbæk resigned, Thursday, after being accused of nepotism, breaking the law, and misusing thousands of kroner in public money. Mattias Tesfaye stepped down as deputy leader of…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 26th – December 2nd, 2012
Politics / Economy The centre-right opposition would win 52.9% of the vote, against 47.1% for the government coalition and Red/Green Alliance, if an election was held right now, a new Megafon poll showed….
MoreThe Week That Was, November 19th-25th, 2012
Politics / Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt travelled to Brussels, Thursday, threatening to veto the EU budget unless Denmark receives a DKK1bn rebate, but returned home empty handed after talks broke down on…
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