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Maersk inks billion dollar Ghana deal / TDC to concentrate on Nordic market / PensionDanmark no.1 in Europe Maersk: A.P. Moller’s port operator, APM Terminals, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the…
MoreNew report: More work, more reforms needed for economic recovery
Danes need to work more and the government needs to speed up the reform process to get the economy back on track – the main points of a new pan-Nordic report by the…
MoreEast European students flock to Denmark
The number of foreign EU nationals receiving a student grant in this country has increased ten-fold over the past two years. Since the EU ruled in 2013 that foreign students have the right…
MoreMinistry launches probe into Syrians’ ‘convention status’
The Justice Ministry has launched an investigation into why the Danish Immigration authorities have granted asylum to far more Syrian refugees under the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (CRSR), a United…
MoreJustice Minister says temporary residency is best for asylum seekers
New legislation will allow asylum seekers who are not being personally persecuted temporary residence on a one-year basis. ”I think it is a good idea to work with temporality for refugees. This is something…
More‘White lie’ committee to be established in Parliament
After a meeting with the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Justice Minister Mette Frederiksen has agreed to create a committee to ensure that ministers and government officials are held accountable if they deliberately withhold the…
MoreTransport Authority challenges US-taxi service
US-based taxi concept Uber was reported to the police yesterday after launching their popular service in Denmark. The Danish Public Transport Authority claimed the scheme is a regular taxi service and therefore requires…
MoreDanish Islamic organization on Emirates’ ‘terror list’
The Danish Foreign Ministry, together with several other Nordic countries, have agreed to question the United Arab Emirates list of ‘terrorist organisations’, which include local organization from Denmark, and others from Nordic countries….
MoreSocialists express doubt about Iraq policy – stand firm says PM
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt lashed out yesterday at the Socialist People’s Party’s (SSP) foreign affairs spokesman, Holger K. Nielsen, for expressing serious doubts about Denmark’s military mission in Iraq where Danish F-16’s are…
MoreEU referendum moves closer
Parliament’s two biggest parties are close to reaching agreement on the groundwork for a new EU referendum to rescind Denmark’s EU justice opt-out and allow Denmark to participate in Europol. After a day…
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