7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, July 16th – July 22nd, 2012
Politics/Economy Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard compared Red/Green Alliance spokesman Per Clausen to ex-Cambodian dictator Pol Pot, while Social Democrat ‘whip’ Henrik Sass Larsen branded the Red/Green Alliance as ‘Marxists, Trotskyites, and…
MoreThe Week That Was, July 9th – July 15th, 2012
Politics / Economy The political week was dominated by heated discussions between all parties about the 2013 budget. After the far-left Red/Green Alliance threatened to topple the government by abstaining when the bill…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, July 2nd – July 8th, 2012
Politics / Economy 55 per cent of voters said in a new poll that their confidence in Ms Thorning-Schmidt’s ability to lead the country has fallen since last year’s election, mirroring the Social…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, June 18th-June 24th, 2012
Politics / Economy After weeks of on-off negotiations, the government finally brokered a tax reform agreement with the Liberals and Conservatives, leading to threats from the Red/Green Alliance not to vote for the…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, June 18th-June 24th, 2012
Politics / Economy After opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen walked out of tax reform negotiations to travel to the climate summit in Rio de Janeiro, the government looked left for a watered-down agreement…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, June 11th-June 17th, 2012
Politics / Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s approval ratings have hit an all-time low. A new Epinion poll for DR News showed that 68 per cent of all voters are dissatisfied with her…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 4th-June 10th, 2012
7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, June 4th-June 10th, 2012 Politics / Economy A new Gallup poll showed that voters have lost confidence in Prime Minister Helling Thorning Schmidt and…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, May 28th – June 2nd, 2012
Politics / Economy The government’s tax reform programme, published Tuesday, dominated the political week. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt claimed reform would solve many major challenges at a stroke by significantly reducing income tax,…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, May 14th – May 20th, 2012
Politics / Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt praised the Socialist People’s Party’s suggestion that fewer Danes should pay the top tax rate, calling it “an exciting proposal”; the party wants low- and middle-income…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, May 7th – May 13th, 2012
Politics / Economy Outlining the government’s new 2020 economic plan ‘Denmark at work’, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said the main challenges are Danish competitiveness, the labour supply and the public economy; the plan…
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