Greenland looks for foreign policy independence
Greenland’s decision to set aside DKK2.5m in its 2014 budget to set up an independent representative office in Washington DC signals a break with Danish foreign policy, experts claim. Lars Hovbakke Sørensen, historian…
MoreGDP figures get DKK40bn boost
If the national statistics agency, Statistics Denmark, had followed the principles and methods laid down by the EU in 2006, GDP would have grown by DKK40bn between 2005-12, boosting growth by 2.1 per…
MoreVestas launches ‘Wind for Prosperity’
Vestas, in collaboration with Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, will launch its ambitious ‘Wind for Prosperity’ project this morning, described as an ‘innovative, commercially-based business model to bring affordable and reliable electricity…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 18 al 24 de noviembre de 2013
POLITICA/ECONOMIA El Ministro de Desarrollo, Christian Friis Bach, renunció subitamente al cargo el martes, después de reconocer publicamente que había desinformado al Parlamento respecto al escándalo causado por los excesivos gastos de viaje…
MoreSyria war increases terror threat in Denmark
An increasing number of young Muslims with Danish passports are travelling to Syria to fight alongside insurgency groups, raising fears among Danish intelligence (PET) officials of a new terrorist threat when the fighters…
MoreProof of NSA surveillance of Denmark
New information has emerged that, for the first time, provides concrete evidence that the USA intelligence agency, NSA, is involved in surveillance activities in Denmark. The New York Times described in a lengthy…
More‘War of nerves’ in budget negotiations
The war of nerves between the government and Red/Green Alliance continues. The government’s desperation to present a 2014 budget as soon as possible is being exploited by the far-left party who continue to…
MoreLawyers demand Turkish Embassy’s exclusion from terror trial
Defence lawyers have demanded that diplomats and employees of the Turkish Embassy in Copenhagen are excluded from the courtroom when Denmark’s biggest ever terror financing trial continues at Copenhagen District Court this week….
MoreLukewarm backing for Thorning, Løkke
Neither Helle Thorning-Schmidt nor her main rival, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, have the unqualified backing of their respective voters in a run-off for who’s most suitable to lead the country. In a new Megafon…
MoreDenmark no.1 in social expenditure
Denmark has the highest level of expenditure on social protection per inhabitant in the EU. The latest comparable Eurostat figures, from 2011, show that Denmark spent 34.4% of GDP on areas such as…
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