Denmark on track, PM tells parliament

There is no cause for alarm about the state of the nation, the prime minister told parliament during the legislature’s opening day of debate yesterday.

Responding to opposition MP Ellen Trane Nørby's (Venstre) suggestion that 2013 would go down in history as the year of living badly, PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Socialdemokraterne) retorted that it would be remembered as the year of changing attitudes.

“The housing market is coming alive, we expect growth – slow growth, but growth nonetheless – this year, more people are finding jobs and fewer are going unemployed. We’ve got Denmark on track.” 

DR Nyheder

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