The Week That Was, November 11th – November 17th,2013
Politics/Economy A new poll showed the government alliance is now running neck and neck with the opposition after a voter shift in the wake of the Lars Løkke Rasmussen travel expenses controversy. For…
The Week That Was, October 14th – October 20th, 2013
Politics/Economy Under-fire opposition leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen bowed to pressure and agreed to release details of the DKK1m he spent on first-class air tickets and five-star hotels travelling the world as chairman of…
The Week That Was, August 5th – August 11th, 2013
Politics/Economy Prime Minister shuffled her pack of ministers, Friday. The Social Democrats top strategist, Henrik Sass-Larsen completed his political comeback by becoming the new Trade & Growth Minister, replacing Socialist People’s Party (SPP)…
The Week That Was, May 27th – June 2nd, 2013
Politics / Economy A new Megafon poll for TV2 News showed the centre-left coalition, backed by the far-left Red/Greens, would suffer a resounding defeat at the hands of the opposition if an election…
Opposition demands aid transparency
All opposition parties, with the exception of the biggest, the Liberals, are demanding complete transparency from Development Aid Minister Christian Friis Back regarding any issues of Danish aid fraud. After left-wing daily Information…
7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, September 17th- September 23rd, 2012
Politics / Economy In an interview to mark the first anniversary of the government, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt acknowledged that things haven’t gone as planned but denied that she has ‘betrayed’ voters or…
7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, January 16th – January 22nd, 2012
Politics / Economy Minister for Taxation Thor Möger Pedersen issued a warning that only those who work should expect any tax relief in the government’s upcoming tax reform. In a direct counter attack,…
7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, November 21st – 27th, 2011
Politics/Economy Encouraging news for the Social Democrats. A Voxmeter poll for Ritzau gave the ruling party 22.9%, compared to 20.4% two weeks ago, stemming the downward trend since the election. However, the opposition…
The Week That Was, May 9th – May15th 2011
Politics After nearly five months of constant political debate, the two government coalition parties, alongside the Danish People’s Party, Social Liberals, and one-seat Christian Democrats, finally thrashed out a retirement reform deal that,…