Drop in bankruptcies
The Danish business sector is in a healthier state than it’s been for a long time. New figures from Nordic credit ratings agency Bisnode Credit show that 331 businesses filed for bankruptcy in…
MoreTown Hall boost for social housing
The left-wing majority at Copenhagen Town Hall has set aside DKK200m in next year’s budget to help finance 1,065 units of low-cost social housing in the capital. Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen said…
MorePharma giant appeals record fine
Lundbeck has filed an appeal against a DKK 700M (€93.8m) fine imposed by the European Commission in June, the biggest ever handed down to a Danish company. The pharmaceutical giant was slapped with…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 26 de agosto al 1 de septiembre de 2013
POLITICA/ECONOMIA El gobierno publicó el día jueves el borrador del presupuesto público para el 2014 bajo el título de “Crecimiento y Balance”, dos palabras que, de acuerdo al Ministro de Finanzas, Bjerne Corydon,…
MoreSyria: Søvndal backs Obama’s move for political backing
Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal has welcomed President Obama’s decision to consult the US Congress before making a final decision about any possible military strike on Syria. The Minister said he has ‘respect’ that…
MoreAssad should be tried not bombed
Bashar al-Assad has committed war crimes against his own population but has to be tried by the war crimes tribunal, not bombed, according to the Red/Green Alliance who continue to maintain that only…
MoreMove over Red/Green Alliance
A united opposition has urged Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon to drop talks with the Red/Green Alliance and join a broad-based, cross party 2014 budget. The Liberal Party, Liberal Alliance, Danish Peoples’ Party and…
MoreCriminal asylum seekers are ‘ungrateful’
The Liberal Alliance is determined to weed out asylum seekers who have no respect for the law. The party’s legal affairs spokesman Simon Emil Ammitzbøll said he was shocked to see so many people ‘benefit…
MoreThe fall of a giant
Although things were looking rosy just three months ago for top Copenhagen developer H.Pihl, who went bust last week putting a number of prestigious Copenhagen construction projects at risk, the optimism quickly turned…
MoreEconomy slowly moving forward
The economy is showing signs of gradually edging towards recovery. New Statistics Denmark figures show 0.5 per cent growth in Q2 compared to Q1, helped by an increase in exports, investment, and public…
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