The Week That Was, March 11th – March 16th, 2013
Politics / Economy Two separate opinion polls showed that the Danish People’s Party (DPP) have overtaken the ruling Social Democrats, who have sunk to their lowest level of support for over a century….
The Week That Was, February 11th – February 17th
Politics / Economy Based on Finance Ministry data, a review of all the growth initiatives launched by the centre-left coalition government since it came to power 18 months ago reveals that neither the…
Indian Embassy plays tit for tat game
The Indian Embassy in Copenhagen is determined to make life difficult for Danish tourists and business travellers. Sources close to Jyllands-Posten claim that the embassy is willfully delaying its visa processing time in retaliation for…
The Week That Was, November 26th – December 2nd, 2012
Politics / Economy The centre-right opposition would win 52.9% of the vote, against 47.1% for the government coalition and Red/Green Alliance, if an election was held right now, a new Megafon poll showed….
New moves in India extradition affair
The Danish authorities have reportedly had a change of heart and are ready to discuss the extradition of arms smuggler Niels Holck to India. The Danish High Court’s refusal to allow Mr Holck…
7.59 -Danish News Today – The Week That Was, November 5th-11th, 2012
Politics / Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt praised re-elected President Obama as an ‘inspirational figure with a clear vision for the future’ and said she looked forward to strengthening the close links between…
The Week That Was, September 24th- September 30th, 2012
Politics / Economy Leading economists remain highly pessimistic about the long-term health of the Danish economy despite a slight drop in jobless figures across Denmark in August. Anette Vilhelmsen has spurted ahead of…
India renews extradition efforts
India has renewed efforts to get Danish arms smuggler Niels Holck extradited to face charges in an Indian court. According to Indian media sources, Indian Home Secretary R.K. Singh discussed the issue of…
Søvndal’s appeal to India
The government is desperately trying to repair Denmark’s broken relationship with India. Ahead of tomorrow’s opening of a major Danish/Indian culture project, ‘India Today / Copenhagen Tomorrow’, promoting the exchange of culture, science…
7.59 – Danish News Today – The Week That Was, July 16th – July 22nd, 2012
Politics/Economy Danish People’s Party leader Pia Kjærsgaard compared Red/Green Alliance spokesman Per Clausen to ex-Cambodian dictator Pol Pot, while Social Democrat ‘whip’ Henrik Sass Larsen branded the Red/Green Alliance as ‘Marxists, Trotskyites, and…
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