7.59 Danish News Today – The Week That Was, January 17th – January 23rd 2011
Politics Voters appeared to be unmoved by the change in Conservative Party leadership. A new Voxmeter poll showed the Social Democrats surging ahead and the opposition heading for a comfortable 92-83 seat majority…
More7.59 Danish News Today – The Week That Was, January 9th– January 16th 2011
Politics Conservative leader quits, Government hit by new WikiLeaks scandal Lene Espersen’s reign as Conservative Party leader came to an abrupt end, Thursday evening, when she was forced to resign following a week…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 2nd – January 9th 2011
Politics Danish politics during the first week of the year were dominated by the thorny question of early retirement for 60-year-olds. Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s New Year intention to ‘rescue welfare’ by…
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Security Terrorism dominated the post-Christmas headlines when five men described as ‘ militant Islamists with links to international terror networks’ were arrested for allegedly planning a ‘Mumbai like’ machine gun attack on employees…
MoreThe Week That Was: December 12th – 19th 2010
Politics Two new polls confirmed the opposition’s lead, although there were signs in Friday’s Megafon survey for TV2 that the centre-right alliance, at 49%, isn’t dead and buried yet. Prime Minister Lars Løkke…
MoreThe Week That Was: Dec. 5th – Dec.11th 2010
The Week That Was: Dec. 5th – Dec.11th 2010 POLITICS WikiLeaks, more trouble for Løkke, government heading for defeat The WikiLeaks saga continued to create a stir, but not too much damage….
MoreThe Week That Was: November 29th – Dec 4th 2010
Politics The ship that leaked – Denmark heads left Ander Fogh Rasmussen was the first big-name Dane to feel the heat from the WikiLeaks affair, Monday, when leaked diplomatic cables suggested he had…
MoreThe Week That Was, November 21st – 28th. 2010
POLITICS As ever in Danish politics, one issue dominated the news – immigration. On Monday, after nine years of nodding her head in agreement with the government’s attempts to seal off the borders…
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