We have the opportunity to change Denmark - that opportunity must be seized.

People want to make sacrifices but they don't want to be sacrificed.

I feel like giving myself a pat on the back. We can create history tonight. We can bid goodbye to 10 years of (Liberal-Conservative) government which has ground to a halt, and get a new government and a new majority in Denmark.

Without growth we can't pay down our debt, and without growth there's no money for welfare.

But what sets Europe apart is we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunity and a certain amount of redistribution.

Peace and solidarity in Europe is not a law of nature. It requires caring, effort and perseverance

So yes, European decision making is not pretty. But it does work.