7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, January 9th – January 15th, 2012
Politics / Economy Minister for Trade and Investment Pia Olsen Dyhr was also appointed Minister for Health and Prevention, replacing Astrid Krag, who started maternity leave. Following an announcement about layoffs at the…
Denmark heading for euro pact
There are increasing signs that the Danish government is preparing to join the euro fiscal pact that eurozone countries are hurriedly putting the final touches to before the EU summit later this month….
Tobin Tax could cost 5,000 Danish jobs
The French-German demand for a financial trading tax within the EU – the so-called Tobin Tax – could cost up to 440,000 jobs within the EU, according to new EU figures, including 5,000…
Prime Minister warms to euro pact
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt believes it will be ‘beneficial’ for Denmark to join the euro fiscal pact agreed between eurozone countries shortly before Christmas. In an interview with current affairs programme Horisont, the…
Government presents Presidency programme
The government presented its programme for the Danish EU Presidency, Friday. (See:Danish EU Presidency) Under the title Europe at work – Europa i arbejde Europe au travail. Europa bei der Arbeit – the four…
Socialists move towards centre
Villy Søvndal’s call for ‘responsible economic policy’ has moved the traditional socialist party even closer towards the centre of Danish politics, according to the editor of Berlingske’s political magazine, Politico, Bent Winther. In…
Government presents Presidency programme
The government has presented its programme for the Danish EU Presidency. Under the title Europe at work – Europa i arbejde Europe au travail. Europa bei der Arbeit – the four main priorities…
New report: Crisis looms
Dark clouds continue to circle the Danish economy. The government’s newly-released ‘state of the economy’ report paints a dire picture of the prospects for the next two years – rising unemployment, falling private…
7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, December 5th – December 11th, 2011
Politics The new fiscal pact agreed between the 17 eurozone countries looks like creating major division within the tripartite government coalition. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt welcomed the agreement hammered out in Brussels, but…
LA PASADA SEMANA: del 5 al 11 de diciembre de 2011
El nuevo pacto fiscal adoptado por los 17 países de la eurozona amenaza con dividir a los tres partidos que forman la coalición gubernamental. La PM, Helle Thorning-Schmidth acogió positivamente el acuerdo logrado…
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