Tony Blair in Copenhagen
In an interview with Danish TV News, Monday, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said that the West had no option but to intervene in Libya. During a brief stopover in Copenhagen to…
MoreFogh in Turkey
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed Libya with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a behind closed doors meeting in Ankara, Monday. The relationship between the two has been cool since…
MoreSwede to face Danish charges
A Swedish court has ruled that a Swedish national, originally from Tunisia, can be extradited to Denmark to face charges of planning a terrorist attack on Jyllands-Posten offices in Copenhagen. The 37-year-old man…
MoreLene E. warms to amnesty for Gaddafi
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen has become more receptive to the idea of Muammar Gaddafi being granted amnesty from prosecution if he leaves the war-torn country. After previously stating that the Libyan…
MoreVideo of Danish bombing raids
Danish F-16 fighter jets dropped at least two more bombs on Libyan targets, Monday, bringing the total to 128 since operations began on the 20th of March. With an estimated cost of DKK2…
MoreLiberals question free welfare
Leading members of the Liberal Party are pushing for an insurance-based system of welfare instead of the universal ‘free for all’ principle. With the prospect of welfare becoming a hot topic in this…
MoreDanes in debt
Danes are the most indebted people in the world. While citizens of other countries have tightened their belts since the financial crisis, a new analysis by Swedish credit agency BKN shows that people…
MoreDollar dives
The US dollar continued its downward slide against the Danish krone yesterday, closing at 523.64, compared to 577.34 in January. Although the dollar continues to lose strength as the prospect of interest rate…
MoreCurrency reserves up
Denmark’s currency reserves rose by DKK7.4bn in March to DKK453.9bn. According to a Danish Central Bank press release: “The increase mirrors the Bank’s sale of DKK1.1bn in currency during the period and its…
MorePsychologists to appeal
The head of the Danish Psychological Association is to appeal a ‘disgraceful’ High Court ruling that would force a psychologist to commit a breach of professional secrecy. After judges affirmed a lower court…
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