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Visit to Denmark

editor — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 21:39:00 +0000

1960 Denmark becomes a founding member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). 1972 Crown Princess Margrethe is proclaimed queen as Margrethe II. Denmark joins the EEC. 1974 Trade agreement with the German Democratic Republic. 1978 Abolition of the death penalty. 1979 GREENLAND is given its own administration (government and parliament for domestic matters) but remains under Danish sovereignty. A movement for independence develops. Elections to the Folketing strengthen the Social Democrats and Conservatives. The Prime Minister in office, Anker J0rgensen, forms a new Social-Democrat minority government (October). 1980 Second UN World Conference of Women meets in Copenhagen. Electoral defeat

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DENMARK

editor — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 01:19:00 +0000

DENMARK, which until the end of the Second World War was typical of an agricultural country with a low degree of industrialisation, has undergone a radical transformation in the last twenty years, particularly since it became a member of the European Community in January 1973. Industrial development, promoted by massive investment programmes, is drawing younger people away from the land into the towns and is leading to a progressively older agricultural population. This trend is accompanied by a sharp reduction in the number of small holdingsand inthearea undercultivation. Between 1960 and 1970 alone the number of farms under 30 hectares

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Denmark Vacations

editor — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 17:26:00 +0000

In 1848 Denmark proclaims the full incorporation of Schleswig in the Danish kingdom and in 1863 of both duchies. It represses an armed rising by the people of Schleswig-Holstein in 1850, but is defeated in 1864 by the forces of the German Confederation (Prussia and Austria), to which Holstein belonged, and gives up Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg. 1863-1906 Christian IX. From 1864 Denmark maintains a policy of neutrality in foreign affairs. Internally, conservative, liberal and socialist views compete for predominance. 1912-47 Christian X. Denmark remains neutral in the First World War. 1915: new democratic constitution; women are granted the vote.

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