Annual televised address by Denmark's Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, focusing on welfare issues and crime.
Statsministerens nytårstale (1997) Online
- Original Title :
- Statsministerens nytårstale
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary
- Year :
- 1997
- Type :
- Movie
- Rating :
- 6.5/10
In his New Year's address to the Danish people, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen puts emphasis on the economic results of his government and goes on to speak about how to sustain this good development and how to improve the benefits of the welfare state. He speaks of the European Union and argues in favour of an active role for Denmark. He finishes by promising new initiatives against the violence that he says causes severe and justified fears among the old.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen | - | Himself |
The Danish Prime Minister's annual New Years speech is a tradition since 1946 when it was first broadcasted on radio. It was originally a spin-off of the Queen's similar annual speech. Now it is televised annually on the first day of the year on several channels. The Prime Minister's speech is usually taped a few days ahead of broadcasting due to the fact that there is an official state dinner on January 1st. This brought Queen Margrethe of Denmark to call it a "canned speech" in a conversation with Poul Schlüter.