The 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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