The Week That Was, April 27th – May 3rd, 2015
Politics/Economy Despite his poor personal approval ratings, Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen is on course for a return to the prime minister’s office with a comfortable 13-seat majority , mainly thanks to the…
Angela Merkel: Friendship with Denmark has never been better
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed a wide range of topics during talks in Copenhagen, Tuesday, including the refugee problem, the Femern direct link to German, and Ukraine. At…
PM will press Merkel on tunnel link to Germany
The long-planned Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link between Denmark and Germany will be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt holds talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Copenhagen today. After visiting two factories in…
Major Danish construction projects lack manpower
Stakeholders have expressed concern that major project development in Denmark may be halted by a massive labour shortage. Major infrastructure projects such as bridges, highways and new hospitals are facing delays due to…
Parties dismiss new Denmark-Sweden link
Danish political parties have dismissed a Swedish government proposal to bring Sweden and Denmark even closer with a tunnel, the ‘HH link’ between Helsingør and Helsingborg. The Liberals’ traffic spokesman, Kristian Pihl Lorentzen,…
The Week That Was, June 10th – June 15th, 2014
Politics/Economy During parliament’s closing debate before the summer recess, Tuesday, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Denmark is definitely making economic progress and has emerged from years of financial instability Opposition leader Lars Løkke…
EU probe into Danish-German tunnel
European Union regulators are examining a complaint by ferry group Scandlines accusing Danish authorities of giving billions of euros in illegal state subsidies to state-owned builder Femern A/S to build a tunnel between…
Consumers will pay a heavy price for for new climate plan
The government’s climate initiatives will cost consumers billions of kroner. According to calculations by the ‘green’ think-tank Concito, led until last week by new Minister of Energy Martin Lidegaard, the plan to double…
Tunnel to Germany no big deal – say Germans
Politicians’ decision to link Denmark with Germany via a tunnel under the Fehmarn belt has been given a lukewarm reception south of the border. News magazine Der Spiegel’s online edition reports that the…
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