PM welcomes new political partner
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt believes her partnership with new Social Liberal leader Morten Østergaard will be just as strong as the political relationship she’s enjoyed with his predecessor, Margrethe Vestager, over the past…
MoreNew Tax Minister: I aim to be effective, not popular
Newly installed Tax Minister Benny Engelbecht said he doesn’t expect to win any popularity contests after being promoted from obscurity to one of the top cabinet jobs. After an audience with HRH Prince…
MoreComment: Vestager’s hasty departure sums up government’s pessimism
It isn’t just the left wing that’s disillusioned by the government’s policies – ex-Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager’s hasty departure for an EU Commission job in Brussels is a sign that nobody amongst government…
MoreEconomists: Government’s growth forecast ‘unrealistic’
Leading economists have urged the government needs to downwardly revise its growth forecast for this year. A survey by Berlingske Research shows that seven out of economists expect lower growth than the 1.4…
MoreCopenhagen wins most liveable city award – again
Copenhagen has again been named the World’s Most Liveable City by British style magazine Monocle, for the third year in a row. The 2014 report emphasises the capital’s ‘incomparable combination of culture, tolerance,…
MoreNew store will sell expired food
Danish consumers throw out ‘expired’ food without a second thought, but aid organisation DanChurchAid is aiming to challenge that wasteful attitude with a store that will exclusively sell food that has passed its…
MoreTax reductions next year
Taxpayers can look forward to keeping hold of more of their earnings next year when deductibles are increased as a result of 2012 tax reform. The threshold for when the punitive top rate…
MoreAccused terrorist allowed to skip trial
A Kurdish national accused of raising millions for alleged terrorist organisation PKK (The Kurdistan Workers’ Party) has been allowed to return to Germany where he lives after tearfully telling Copenhagen District Court that he’s…
MoreBusiness shorts
Novo launches billion-dollar earner , but 400 jobs at risk / Maersk Line outstrips rivals Novo: Novo Nordisk has launched its type 2 diabetes treatment Ryzodeg in Mexico, a combination drug that could…
MoreThorning and Vestager planned secret EU coup
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt and outgoing Liberal leader Margrethe Vestager have been laying the groundwork for Ms Vestager to become Denamrk’s new EU Commissioner since before summer. According to tabloid daily BT, Ms…
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