It was a unique experience to shake the hand of Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. This man was not only “the best looking prime minister in Europe” (in the words of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi), but also the only head of government I had ever interviewed who had a budget surplus.
Not only that, but he presides over an economy with growth three times higher than the eurozone, one that is always in the top 10 most competitive economies in the world, according to the World Economic Forum rankings, and is one of only four countries in the EU that can compete with the US in terms of innovation, according to a recent EU Commission report.
