7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, October 9th – October 16th, 2011
Politics This week, Social Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager’s approval rating hit an all-time high while Socialist People’s Party boss Villy Søvndal’s and his two colleagues, Ole Sohn and Thor Möger Pedersen, took a…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, October 3rd – October 9th, 2011
Politics An historic week for Danish politics as Helle Thorning-Schmidt became the country’s first-ever Prime Minister. The Social Democrat (S) leader had to back down on a number of key issues to stitch…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, September 26th – October 2nd, 2011
Politics After 16 days of intense negotiations, the Social Democrats (S), Socialist People’s Party (SPP) and Social Liberals (SL) finally agreed to join together in a coalition that will form the next government….
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, September 19th – September 25th, 2011
Politics The week ended with no new government in place as upcoming Prime Minister Helle-Thorning Schmidt continued behind closed doors negotiations to stitch together a new coalition. The former ruling Liberal Party tried…
MoreThe Week That Was, September 12th – September 18th, 2011
Election 2011 Denmark turned left, Thursday, as Social Democrat (S) leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt led a centre-left coalition to a narrow victory over the government of the past ten years. Analysts are already predicting…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, September 5th – September 11th, 2011
Election 2011 The opposition parties lost a potential six seats throughout the week, a Friday Voxmeter poll for news agency Ritzau showed, indicating that the September 15th election could be much closer than…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 29th – September 2nd, 2011
Election 2011 The daily tracking polls maintained the opposition’s lead throughout the week, although two late Gallup surveys up to the weekend gave the government fresh hope, with the gap narrowing as the…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, August 22nd – August 26th, 2011
Politics Will he, won’t he, will he….months of speculation came to an end, Friday when Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called a General Election for September 15th, signalling the start of a hectic,…
More7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, August 15th – August 21st, 2011
Politics Speculation about the date of the upcoming lection increased throughout the week. Defence Minister Gitte Lillelund Bech signalled the start of the campaign during a visit to Washington DC, Wednesday, when she…
MoreThe Week That Was, August 8th – August 14th, 2011
Politics Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen ended the week on a high note after a new Gallup opinion poll showed virtual parity between the two opposing factions, although the good news for the…
More
Danish Krone Exchange Rate