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	Danish report by Euro Reporter EU presidency program Europe must implement EU-wide economic reforms to beat the debt crisis, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said Friday, while announcing priorities for Denmark's EU presidency. "There i
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Denmark divided on EU’s fiscal pact as presidency approachesPrime Minister Helle Thorning- Schmidt, who vowed to fight for European unity when Denmark takes over the bloc’s presidency next month, is battling a spli
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Security service warns of extremist violenceExtremists from both the right and left of the political spectrum have become more inclined to use violence and more professional in their quest to carry out attacks, the Danish secu

	Danish report by Euro Reporter New government promises a real support for Western Sahara in government programThe Program of the new government of Social democrats, Socialist people’s and Social liberal covering development, foreign policy
	Danish report by Euro Reporter The unlikely Social Democrat A little after midnight last Thursday, when all but the last of the ballots had been counted, a tall, thin, blond woman in her mid-forties strode smilingly up on a stage in Copenhagen to acknowledg
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Danish report regional banks dump assets to avoid international funding wallDenmark’s regional banks are cutting lending and selling off assets to generate cash needed to escape an international funding wall as policy ma
	Danish report by Euro Reporter E.U. pressures Denmark on new border controlsConcerns that Denmark may be undermining Europe’s free travel zone intensified on Monday when the Danish authorities were told that they had failed to justify extra customs co
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Tensions remain over Denmark's border-control plans Germany and Denmark have failed to resolve a dispute over the Danish government's plans to re-establish permanent border controls. Following a meeting with his Danish
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Danish 'flexicurity' failing the test of the recessionA few years ago, there was a lot of praise for Denmark's "flexicurity" labour market strategy of flexible hiring and firing combined with generous une
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Rasmussen seeks more voice in EU debateDanish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said Denmark would have more clout in EU affairs if it adopted the euro. Denmark will assume the EU presidency in January 2012, a rotating respo
	Danish report by Euro Reporter No student grants for foreigners, parties propose Non-Danes studying in Denmark will no longer qualify for the SU student grant, according to a proposal put forth by the PM’s Liberal Party and supported by the Danish Peo
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Toxic waste cargo ship 'failed safety inspection'The Maritime Union of Australia is concerned about workers loading toxic waste from the Orica plant onto a ship bound for Denmark. The ship, Beluga Fascination, currentl
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Denmark has ranked number one in The Global Entrepreneurship and Development IndexThe high ranking in GEDI is most likely a result of major growth enhancing policy reforms in the late 1980s and the 90s. In 2005, stimulating en
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Denmark's FSP, Lærernes team up on residential developmentDanish pension funds FSP Pension and Lærernes Pension have teamed up to invest nearly DKK400m (€53.7m) in a new residential property development in
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Row over Danish plan to cut immigrants' pay A bitter political row has erupted in Denmark over proposals by a member of the ruling party to slash the minimum wage for immigrant workers by half to help them gain a foothold
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Copenhagen becomes COPENhagen City tries to rebrand itself as an international destination open for business following perceived failure of the climate talks. The epithet Hopenhagen, adopted by the city during last year’
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Giacometti sculpture ‘L'Homme Qui Marche’As of this week the value of the art at Louisiana Museum soared hundreds of millions of kroner. Specifically, the museum’s Alberto Giacometti sculpture ‘L
	Danish report by Euro Reporter City lunch plan under fire Kindergarten food program draws criticism less than one week after its commencement in Copenhagen. Meals provided to Copenhagen’s kindergarten and nursery school kids in accordance with the cit
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Left-wing party blocked day-care agreement More day-care centre blockades may be on the way if a budget agreement for the area is not reached soon. A day-care agreement should have been in place for the budget on Friday, accor
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Bicycle thievesBicycle thieves have been more active than usual this year, according to figures from Statistics Denmark.During the first six months of 2009, police received 35,849 reports of bicycle theft, meaning eight
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Some still support to the policeThe arrest of Iraqi refugees taking shelter in a church has left a deeply divided population. A massive demonstration in Copenhagen yesterday protesting the arrest of 19 Iraqi refugees stands in
	Danish Report by Euro Reporter Elephants Denmark’s tourist attraction New figures from the national tourist organization Visit Denmark show that amusement parks are a firm favourite with tourists. Visitors to Denmark are most enamoured with the elepha
	Danish Report by Euro Reporter Drug abuse reportThe country is lagging behind other EU countries when it comes to drug related deaths, prompting further discussion of possible solutions to the problem A new report has indicated that Denmark has Europe’s third-
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Wearing headscarvesThe National Police is the latest organization to face the question of whether there is room for personal convictions in public institutions. The National Police will not follow the example of Norway, which announ
	Danish report by Euro Reporter A new political partyAnalysts say a lack of prominent faces in parliament's newest political party make its chances of success slim. Former Social Liberal Simon Emil Ammitzbøll presented his new political party, the C
	Danish Design Down Under by Clint Wayne In April 2008, Ovi published this article by Clint Wayne to celebrate Jorn Utzon's 90th birthday. On November 29th he sadly passed away, so it is only fitting for a reprise of the article... * * * * * * * As a f
	Danish report by Euro Reporter A documentary has won a European Parliament PrizeA Danish documentary was awarded joint first prize in the inaugural European Parliament Prize for Journalism by parliamentary president Hans-Gert Pöttering. Lars Feldballe Petersen
	Danish reporter by Euro Reporter Parents arrestedPolice say that parents who brought their daughters to Sudan to be circumcised are arrested as they plan to bring their third daughter for operation. Two Danish citizens of Sudanese origin have been arrested and charged
	Danish report by Euro Reporter Defense Minister stepping inThe OceanEye radar system, the Fennec and EH 101 helicopters. The Danish Army Command, Control and Information System. The spy plane Tårnfalken and the Challenger jet. They sound like impressive pieces