Anti-Islam demonstrations today
Two anti-Islam demonstrations in Denmark, backed by the German PEGIDA group, will go ahead today even though a similar rally in the German city of Dresden, Sunday, was cancelled by police who said…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 12th – January 18th 2014
Politics/Economy Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen announced new initiatives in the fight against terror, such as the permanent surveillance of flight traffic, intelligent border control, and keeping records of people’s internet activities. She also…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 5th – January 11th 2014
Politics/Economy The Mohammed crisis returned with a vengeance when two Islamic terrorists attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt joined the international condemnation…
MoreWhile you were away – News from the Christmas/New Year period
Politics/Economy Prime Minister kick-started the upcoming election campaign in her New Year speech, Thursday, when she warned of increased demands on refugees claiming welfare – with immigration and integration high on the list…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 15th – December 21st 2014
Politics/Economy With an election approaching in 2015, centre-right leaders continue to suffer poor personal approval ratings – Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen was given a ‘C-’grade in a new survey, slightly worser than…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 8th – December 14th 2014
Politics/Economy Stagnant consumer spending coupled with weak-performing export markets forced the government to reduce its growth projection for this year, from 1.4% to just 0.75% in the latest Economic Survey. The survey indicated…
MoreThe Week That Was, December 1st –December 7th 2014
Politics/Economy Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the party’s leadership battle earlier this year is a ‘closed chapter’, after a new book alleged deputy leader Kristian Jensen was involved in double dealing by…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 24th –November 30th 2014
Politics/Economy If the general election was held today the Danish People’s Party (DPP) would emerge as the country’s biggest party with 21.2 per cent of the vote – a new Megafon poll projected…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 17th –November 23rd 2014
Politics/Economy A new survey showed how young voters have deserted the Social Democrats – just one in ten of the 18-24 age group intend to vote for the traditional workers’ party at the…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 10th –November 16th 2014
Politics/Economy The government and its two left-wing allies, the Red/Greens (EL) and Socialist People’s Party (SF) finally reached agreement on next year’s budget – DKK2.5b of development aid has been relocated to help…
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