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Anders Fogh Rasmussen

E-who? The EU power game has begun

telegraph.co.uk     7 hrs ago    1 related    Send to a friend

Behind closed doors, over diplomatic dinners, in the corridors of departments, embassies, ministries and chanceries, Europe’s rulers are playing a “once in a lifetime” game for the future of the European Union. As I have already noted, here and here, this is a power play to which the public is...

Refugee wants both wives

news.com.au     yesterday    1 related    Send to a friend

AN Iraqi refugee ordered by Denmark to divorce one of his two wives if he wants to stay in the Scandinavian country is willing to move to Britain or even back to Iraq to avoid splitting his family, according to media reports. ... The man, who with his two wives and three...

Danish PM wants Sept vote on EU opt-outs -sources

alertnet.org     May 9, 2008    2 related    Send to a friend

Source: Reuters By Erik Matzen COPENHAGEN, May 9 (Reuters) - Denmark will hold a referendum on two of its opt-outs from European Union cooperation in September, but will not vote on joining the euro common currency ... ... By Erik Matzen COPENHAGEN, May 9 (Reuters) -...

Protest against ad campaign run by populist party

earthtimes.org     May 8, 2008    Send to a friend

Copenhagen - Two dozen leading Danish personalities including a former prime minister, former foreign minister and former central bank governor Thursday signed a protest against a recent ad campaign sponsored by the populist Danish People's Party. Th...

Danish premier Rasmussen not seeking top international job

earthtimes.org     May 7, 2008    1 related    Send to a friend

Copenhagen - Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday repeated remarks that he was not seeking an international post including that as future full-time president of the European Council. Rasmussen told reporters that while it would be...

The Race for President of the United State of Europe: Blair Out

brusselsjournal.com     May 7, 2008    12 related    Send to a friend

A quote from the BBC, 6 May 2008 Nicolas Sarkozy has withdrawn his backing of Tony Blair to become the first president of the European Union, senior sources have told the BBC. The French president is understood to have changed his mind after meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. It is thought...

Times names Danish PM as EU president forerunner

newsvine.com     May 7, 2008    Send to a friend

British newspaper The Times has added fuel to the fire over the issue of whether Anders Fogh Rasmussen is a candidate for a top European post, reporting that the prime minister is the leading candidate to become the European Union's first president.T

Denmark preparing to grant more autonomy to Greenland

earthtimes.org     May 6, 2008    4 related    Send to a friend

Copenhagen/Nuuk, Greenland - Greenland was slated to get more autonomy within Denmark under a plan presented Tuesday by a commission set up by the parliaments of Denmark and Greenland. Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Greenland Prime M...

Danish PM favored for top EU role

upi.com     May 6, 2008    2 related    Send to a friend

BRUSSELS, May 6 (UPI) -- Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has emerged as the consensus candidate to sit as the new president of the European Council, officials say. ... Rasmussen is getting support as a compromise between former British Prime Minister Tony...

Atlantic Eye: Surprising pragmatic Danes

upi.com     May 5, 2008    Send to a friend

By MARC S. ELLENBOGENUPI International ColumnistCOPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 5 (UPI) -- Danes are the ultimate pragmatists. But behind their manner is a Nordic people as proud and passionate as their history is long. ... By MARC S. ELLENBOGEN UPI International Columnist...