Moderator Lykke Friis handing the floor over to Prime Minister \u2013 and former classmate in political science at the old building on Roseborggade \u2013 Helle Thorning-Schmidt.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister starts by picking the low-hanging fruit.<\/p>\n
Helle Thorning-Schmidt commenting on the Greek demonstrations in 2012\u2026 <\/p>\n
\u2026followed by a pointed finger at you-guess-which European-banana, oops, sorry, olive republic. <\/p>\n
Lykke Friis introducing Angela Merkel with examples of the relationship between Denmark and Germany, which, according to her, has never been better.<\/p>\n
Said Angela Merkel, who spent a lot of time learning Bohr\u2019s theories as a physics student at the University of Leipzig. <\/p>\n
Angela Merkel\u2019s EU-pep talk, part one.<\/p>\n
Angela Merkel\u2019s EU-pep talk, part two.<\/p>\n
Angela Merkel points out that the global economic and political balance of power is shifting.<\/p>\n
Angela Merkel places the ball in the students\u2019 court \u2013 and adds that we need to be quicker, among other things, to develop social models and to link the humanities with the natural sciences.<\/p>\n
Merkel rounds out her presentation with a blatant advertisement for student exchanges through the Erasmus program. <\/p>\n
Merkel answers a question about how she envisions the European project in 10 years. Helle Thorning-Schmidt did not follow up.<\/p>\n
More visions of the future from Merkel.<\/p>\n
Helle Thorning-Schmidt on the controversial free trade agreement between the USA and the EU. Both she and Angela Merkel reject the idea that the agreement will compromise European standards and environmental agreements. <\/p>\n
Helle Thorning-Schmidt\u2019s answer to the question: \u00bbHas the finance crisis made the EU more technocratic and less democratic?\u00ab<\/p>\n
A student compliments Helle Thorning-Schmidt\u2019s and Angela Merkel\u2019s bright clothing.<\/p>\n
Angela Merkel on the receiving end of another critical question about the free trade agreement with the USA.<\/p>\n
A female law student gets the audience to laugh (and Angela Merkel to google Ish\u00f8j, we\u2019re guessing).<\/p>\n
The same student trying to get Angela Merkel to exert political pressure on the issues of taxes on financial transactions, which the Chancellor, unlike Helle Thorning-Schmidt, supports…<\/p>\n
\u2026 the Chancellor\u2019s elegant response.<\/p>\n
Helle Thorning-Schmidt stretches \u2013 at the last minute – to include the Femern bridge in the debate.<\/p>\n
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