The Week That Was, March 26th – April 1st, 2012
Politics / Economy The far-left Red/Green Alliance would gain a potential 88,000 new voters if an election was held right now, according to a new Megafon poll that gave the far-left party a…
MoreCultural Institute closed down in Syria
Due to increased security concerns, the Danish Cultural Institute in Damascus will remain closed; the building has been undergoing renovations since 1 March but due to the widespread unrest in the Syrian capital…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, March 19th – March 25th, 2012
Politics If there were an election today, 43,000 Social Democrat (SD) voters would choose Red/Green Alliance. They would also dump party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt in favour of Employment Minister Mette Frederiksen. Only 32…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, March 12th – March 18th, 2012
Politics / Economy A number of anonymous Social Democrat and Social Liberal ministers claimed that Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt could be forced to reshuffle her team after summer and Socialist People’s Party (SPP)…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, March 5th – March 11th, 2012
Politics The Liberal Alliance urged the Liberals to fight harder against Socialism and criticised their failure to propose constructive solutions. Liberal Søren Pind said benefits reforms could have been implemented by the previous…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, February 27th – March 4th, 2012
Politics / Economy Just six months after the general election, a new Greens Institute poll for financial daily Børsen showed that fewer than one in five would vote for the ruling Social Democrats…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, February 20th – February 26th, 2012
Politics / Economy In a rather embarrassing climbdown, the government dropped plans to impose a congestion fee on all cars entering Copenhagen, one of its key campaign issues. To compensate, and placate the…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, February 13th – February 19th, 2012
Politics / Economy The opposition would gain power with 94 seats and a comfortable 13-seat majority over the government alliance if an election was held today, a new poll showed. The influential Økonomisk…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, February 6th – February 12th, 2012
Politics / Economy A new Voxmeter poll indicated a comfortable majority for the opposition if an election were held right now. The number of housing starts in Denmark nose dived during the final…
More7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, January 30th – February 5th, 2012
Politics /Economy The Socialist People’s Party (SPP) signalled a return to left-wing values by threatening to cut the bi-annual child support cheque for high earners, while the Liberals warned they would fight any…
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