Welfare has softened up Danes says DI boss
Denmark is no longer a winner nation because other countries have a greater survival instinct and will to win – the hard hitting message from Karsten Dybvad, head of the Confederation of Danish…
MoreRecord amount of money stashed away in foreign tax shelters
The total value of Danish money stashed away in foreign tax shelters has quadrupled over the past eight years and now stands at DKK275bn – around $50bn –the highest amount ever. John Christensen,…
MoreDanish wages rose by more than EU average
Wage expenditure in the private sector rose by 1.8 per cent in Q2 compared to the same period last year, far in excess of the EU average of 1.1 per cent, new Statistics…
MoreDanfoss paves the way for DKK20bn energy deal in China
Energy-saving expert Danfoss has teamed up with the engineering design firm COWI to help the Chinese city of Anshan cut energy consumption and reduce emissions by 240,000 tons of CO2 annually. Industry specialists…
MoreDanish Greenpeace activist avoids prosecution in Russia
30 Greenpeace environment activists, including a Danish woman, haven’t yet been charged with piracy by the Russian authorities, as expected. Russia has instead opened an investigation against the crew of a Greenpeace ship…
MoreDenmark gives DKK2m to chemical weapons watchdog
Denmark is to make a DKK2m DKK contribution to international efforts to identify and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Denmark has decided to support the Organization for the…
MorePolice back down on jihad threat
Copenhagen Police’s warning that all Danish Muslims who travel to Syria to fight in the civil war would face legal action when they return home has turned out to be an empty threat….
MoreNew ‘information’ delays Taxgate hearings
The Taxgate Commission has postponed hearings scheduled for this week due to the emergence of ‘new information’. The Commission, investigating possible political involvement in Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s personal tax affairs when she…
MoreAsylum policy splits coalition partners
A resolution passed by the Social Liberals at their annual party conference last week, calling for all asylum centres in this country to be closed down so asylum seekers can reside closer to…
MoreLabour supply the key to growth, welfare
The labour supply has to be increased in order to generate the growth needed to sustain the welfare state – the main conclusion of the government’s own annual growth report, published Monday. The…
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