Copenhagen: Thinks ‘green’ invests ‘black’
Copenhagen may have ’green’ ambitions but continues to invest in traditional ‘black’ energy sources. While 27 major cities throughout the world have said no to investing in oil and coal companies, Copenhagen Town…
MoreTotal confirms fracking plans
French energy giant Total has confirmed plans to drill Denmark’s first test wells for shale gas in December or January. In an official announcement, Friday, the company said it planned to conduct test…
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Dankort purchases up / Chinese like Denmark Dankort: Retail purchases with the Danish national debit card, Dankort, a good indication of consumers’ spending mood, rose 2.7 percent in June from a year earlier…
MoreThe Week That Was, June 30th – July 6th, 2014
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt acknowledged that immigration could again be a major issue at the next election and vowed to sustain a restrictive immigration policy. Berlingske political analyst Thomas Larsen said the…
MoreMore trouble ahead for Løkke?
Two journalists from tabloid daily BT are preparing to publish a book containing new revelations about Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen. The book will shed light on the dramatic events of June 3rd…
MoreSocial Liberals’ backdown signals early election says analyst
The Social Liberals turnaround on immigration is a sign that the party is preparing for an early election, according to Berlingske political analyst Thomas Larsen. After repeated attempts to relax Denmark’s strict immigration…
MoreIran Ambassador: West responsible for Iraq terrorism
The government in Teheran won’t put pressure on Iraq’s prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to include Sunni Muslims in the political process in Iraq, says Iran’s Ambassador to Denmark Hamid Bayat in an interview…
MoreMinister meets Pussy Riot
Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard expressed hopes of closer cooperation with the Russian feminist punk rock protest group Pussy Riot after an informal meeting with two recently freed members at Roskilde Festival yesterday. He…
MoreForced labour in Denmark
The Danish authorities have uncovered 23 possible incidents of forced labour in this country over the past two years, according to documents obtained by DR under access to public information laws. Men and…
More900,000 private social security numbers posted online
The hacking and surveillance debate became inflamed even more, Thursday, when the Personal Identification numbers (CPR) of 900,000 citizens were mistakenly posted online by the Ministry for the Economy & Interior. The sensitive…
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