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Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Danish pronunciation: [hɛlə ˈtoɐ̯neŋ ˈsmed]; born 14 December 1966) is a retired Danish politician who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011 to 2015, and Leader of the Social Democrats from 2005 to 2015. She is the first woman to hold either post. Following defeat in 2015, she announced that she would step down as both Danish Prime Minister and Social Democratic party leader. Ending her political career in April 2016, she is the chief executive of the NGO, Save the Children.

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When you mercilessly fire deadly bullets at innocent people taking part in a debate, when you attack the Jewish community, you attack our democracy, we will do everything possible to protect our Jewish community.

Community, Fire, Part, People, Taking

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

Caring, Europe, Law, Nature, Perseverance, Requires

I'm taking care of the children, doing a bit of cooking and trying to do a bit of DIY around the house. But that's not going too well.

Care, Children, Cooking, House

I really appreciate the British part of my family.

Appreciate, British, Family, My Family, Part

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.

Bid, Goodbye, Government, Majority, Years

We are not jumping on the austerity bandwagon. A healthy economy is by far the most important thing for Social Democrats.

Democrats, Healthy, Important, Jumping

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

Debt, Growth, Pay, 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.

Europe, Insist, Opportunity, Redistribution, Social

No, a euro referendum will not be part of a government programme if we get the chance to form one.

Chance, Government, Part, Programme, Referendums

I know too much about British politics to comment on British politics.

British, British Politics, Comment, Know, Politics, Too Much

Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.

Change, Denmark, Move, Moving, Needs

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

Change, Denmark, Opportunity, Opportunity To Change, Seized

We can say farewell to 10 years of bourgeois rule. . . now we have the opportunity to change Denmark.

Bourgeois, Denmark, Farewell, Opportunity, Years

Today there's a change of guards in Denmark.

Change, Denmark, Guards, Today

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

Make, People, Sacrifice, Sacrificed, Sacrifices, Want

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

Decision, Decision Making, Doe, Making, Yes