Extra money put towards school-class limits
In connection with the new budget proposal, the government and the Red-Green Alliance have ‘found’ an extra DKK 85 million to ensure that a so-called ‘flexible class limit’ of 28 students can be…
MoreE-cars can continue to park for free
In its commitment to green energy the City of Copenhagen has repealed an erroneous regulation that went into effect 1 December requiring electric vehicles to pay parking fees after it was discovered that…
MorePositive foreign capital figures
Despite the financial and economic crises, Denmark has a foreign capital surplus of DKK412bn, the highest ever, just two years after carrying a deficit. Denmark has more shares and ownership of foreign companies…
MoreDanish ship seized in Finland
A Danish ship carrying 150 tons of explosives and 69 US Patriot surface to air missiles has been seized in Finland. The ship, partially owned by the affluent Stadil family, owner of the…
MoreMerry Thriftness – new savings culture puts brake on growth
Danish consumers eagerness to save instead of spend has put the brakes on growth. According to leading economists, the new era of ‘thriftness’ has helped to sustain low growth and high unemployment –…
MoreCopenhagen toll ring a ‘waste of time’
The government’s planned toll ring around Copenhagen has been dismissed as a ‘waste of time and money’. The proposed toll fee on motorists entering and leaving the capital has already been rejected by…
MoreSmaller companies the ‘backbone of the economy’
A new study by the international technology-research institute Vanson Bourne and Microsoft shows that 52 percent of corporate owners believe that their small- or medium-sized (SMS) companies will be responsible for providing future…
MoreSocial Democrat defies party line on pension reform
Caught between supporting “bourgeois politics” and voting against his own party, Social Democrat Bjarne Laustsen instead decided to abstain in a vote on the much-discussed early-retirement scheme (efterløn) yesterday. The move was considered…
MoreExtended visas for foreign students?
The education ministry is pushing for immigration reform that will allow foreign students to stay in the country for up to three years after their education is completed, not just six months as…
MoreIllegal conditions at airport limit airlines’ access to low cost terminal
The Competition Council has ruled that Copenhagen Airports is misusing its dominant position in the industry by unlawfully excluding certain airlines from its new low-cost terminal, CPH Go. According to Agnete Gersing, director…
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