Head of PET ‘spied’ on Pia K.
Five leading PET (Danish Intelligence) employees have accused head of the agency, Jacob Scharf, of breaking the rules when he tried to prevent Pia Kjærsgaard from making a fact-finding visit to the ‘free…
MoreDanish ‘jihad warrior’ killed in action was monitored by PET
A 17-year-old Danish/Turkish youth who was killed fighting against the Syrian army last week was being closely monitored by Danish Intelligence (PET) before he left Denmark – however, he still managed to get…
MoreDONG Energy gives multi-million order to German company
German wind-turbine giant Siemens has inked a €1bn deal with Danish state-run energy company DONG that, it believes, could make the company bigger than Vestas in this country. From German www.dw.de German conglomerate…
MoreVestas invests in Italian jobs
Vestas is to invest DKK75m (€10m) in a production line for V112 3MW turbine blades at its facility in Taranto, Italy, in a move that could create up to 90 jobs. The wind…
MoreStarbucks invasion – may the coffee be with you
US coffee giant Starbucks’ global empire will soon encompass Denmark. The A.P. Moller-owned Dansk Supermarked, which owns the licensing and franchise rights to Starbucks in this country, is already operating seven in-house outlets…
MoreLA PASADA SEMANA: Resumen de Noticias del 11 al 17 de noviembre de 2013
POLITICA/ECONOMIA La última encuesta reveló que la coalición gubernamental ha alcanzado en popularidad a la oposición, la que por largo tiempo venía gozando de mayoría absoluta. El escándalo causado por los excesivos gastos…
MoreLøkke’s credibility gap
Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s already shaky credibility has taken another nose-dive. After weeks of media attention on his excessive travel expenditure and messy personal finances, a new survey commissioned by Jyllands Posten shows that…
MoreExpert: Løkke’s downfall could trigger general election
If the Liberals’ downslide continues Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt could be tempted to pull the election trigger, according to Berlingske’s political commentator Thomas Larsen who said Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s new title as ‘Denmark’s…
MoreGovernment remains tight-lipped on dictator states vote
The government has refused to reveal whether it helped Saudi Arabia, China, Russia, and other dictator states gain a seat on the prestigious UN Human Rights Council last week, a move that has…
MoreDoes Defence Act allow secret surveillance?
In the wake of the NSA surveillance scandal, Defence Minister Nikolaj Wammen has refused to answer whether a clause in defence legislation provides the authorities with the right to secretly monitor citizens. Defence…
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