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...Many rules were first drawn up for health-and-safety reasons. But now they're costing jobs - as many as 600,000 across the E.U., according to a study carried out earlier this year by analysts Copenhagen Economics for the European Commission. The study argued that removing the barriers would give a big boost to productivity and wages as well as increasing employment. Consumers would also benefit from lower prices as a result of greater competition. It's a grand vision, but putting it into practice is tricky. This month, the European Commission retreated on its proposed directive for liberalizing...
...Danes are getting ready to throw a 200th birthday bash for their most famous son. On April 2, the bicentennial of his birth, Denmark kicks off a global celebration of Andersen and his evocative stories with Once Upon a Time, a cultural extravaganza at the national soccer stadium in Copenhagen that portrays the author's life and works through music, theater and ballet. Tickets range from $60 to $460. tel: (45-70) 15 65 65; www.billetnet.dk. Then starting April 2, the "Greatest Fairy Tale" exhibition, located next to Rosenborg Castle in downtown Copenhagen, displays a collection of Andersen's personal...
...Danes are getting ready to throw a 200th birthday bash for their most famous son. On April 2, the bicentennial of his birth, Denmark kicks off a global celebration of Andersen and his evocative stories with Once Upon a Time, a cultural extravaganza at the national soccer stadium in Copenhagen that portrays the author's life and works through music, theater and ballet. Tickets range from $60 to $460. tel: (45-70) 15 65 65; www.billetnet.dk. Then starting April 2, the "Greatest Fairy Tale" exhibition, located next to Rosenborg Castle in downtown Copenhagen, displays a collection of Andersen's personal...
...childhood, I've known nothing more closely than the sea," Subash says. "Now I hate it." --With reporting by Aravind Adiga/Kahawa; John Dickerson/ Washington; Ilya Garger, Neil Gough and Hanna Kite/ Hong Kong; Robert Horn/ Bangkok; Zamira Loebis/ Banda Aceh; Andrew Marshall/Khao Lak; Alex Perry/ Tamil Nadu; Ulla Plon/ Copenhagen; Sonja Steptoe/ Los Angeles; Aatish Taseer/ London; and Jason Tedjasukmana/ Jakarta...
...When people asked me what I was writing about," Frayn told the New York Times, "I would say, 'German politics in the 1970s,' and their eyes would glaze over." Cute, but the anecdote doesn't have the right punch line. Despite the efforts of this estimable playwright (Noises Off, Copenhagen), the audience's eyes glaze over...