The Week That Was, June 10th – June 16th 2013
Politics / Economy Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon is Denmark’s most powerful politician, according to Berlingske Business Magazine’s ‘Power Analysis 2013’, ahead of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt at no.3. The Danish National Bank forecast…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 3rd – June 9th, 2013
Politics / Economy In her Constitution Day speech Prime Minister Helle Thorning Schmidt declared bloc-politics, in which parties belong to one specific electoral bloc and vote accordingly, ‘dead and buried’. After a 99-42…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 27th – June 2nd, 2013
Politics / Economy A new Megafon poll for TV2 News showed the centre-left coalition, backed by the far-left Red/Greens, would suffer a resounding defeat at the hands of the opposition if an election…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 20th – May 26th, 2013
Politics / Economy Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon told parliament’s finance committee that the Danish economy won’t be normalised before 2019 at the earliest, more than ten years after the crisis started. Despite this,…
MoreThe Week That Was, May 6th – May 12th, 2013
Politics / Economy The government is facing an embarrassing defeat in parliament’s final debate before the summer recess after the Red/Green Alliance threatened not to provide the votes needed for a majority unless…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 29th – May 5th
Politics / Economy According to recent surveys, 14.9 per cent of the electorate would vote for the Red/Green Alliance if an election were held today; 16.3 per cent would vote for the Social…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 22nd – April 28th, 2013
Politics / Economy The teacher lockout came to an end, Friday, when the government intervened with legislation that will allow nearly 600,000 pupils to return to school. The three-week lockout provided a significant…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 15th – April 21st, 2013
Politics / Economy After two months of negotiations, a broad, cross-party majority finally reached agreement on social benefits and student grants (SU) reform. Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen said the government is no longer…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 8th – April 14th, 2013
Politics / Economy The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) signalled further division within the centre-left coalition by distancing itself from government policy. Leader Anette Vilhelmsen wrote in the party’s annual report that the government’s…
MoreThe Week That Was, April 2nd – April 7th, 2013
Politics / Economy Over half a million school kids were given an extended Easter break when the threatened teacher lockout became a reality, Tuesday. Voters came down firmly on the side of teachers…
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