Deflation hits Denmark
Danish consumer prices are at their lowest for 60 years. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show the consumer price index fell by 0.1 per cent in January compared to the previous month as…
MoreDane arrested in Comoros for ‘inciting hatred’
A Danish national has been arrested in the Comoros, an archipelago of islands off the coast of Mozambique, after leading calls for a general strike. The 65.year-old Mohamed Said Abdallah Mchangama, father of…
MoreDanish F-16s drop more bombs in Iraq
Danish F-16s have flown 13 missions over Iraq during the past week, dropping 18 bombs. According to the latest Danish Defence update, the missions were primarily ‘Close Air Support’ for ground troops in…
MoreLidegaard: ‘No cause for optimism in Ukraine’
Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard expressed hope for peace in Ukraine at yesterday’s foreign ministers’ meeting in Minsk but said there’s ‘little room for optimism’. At the same time he dismissed calls to supply…
MoreTax leak provokes political controversy
Why have the Danish tax authorities ignored leaked information showing that wealthy Danes stashed away hidden fortunes in Swiss banks? That’s the question being asked by politicians after documents obtained by Politiken, via…
MoreDenmark to pursue tax avoiders
Danish tax collectors will seek the names of people who may have used Swiss bank accounts to avoid tax at home, following reports that the Swiss private banking unit of Britain’s HSBC helped…
More14 MPs to meet Dalia Lama
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, will be greeted by 14 MPs representing seven of the eight parliamentary parties when he arrives in Copenhagen, Thursday. Although there will be…
MoreForeigners dominate Copenhagen crime stats
The number of criminal foreigners arrested in Copenhagen continues to rise. The latest police figures show that of the 2,854 people remanded in custody by Copenhagen City Court in 2013 , 2,148 were…
MoreJobless eggheads
The number of unemployed academics continues to rise. New figures show that 477 grad students joined the unemployment queue in January, an increase of 12.3 per cent on the same month last year….
MoreBalance of payments surplus tops DKK100bn for 5th year in a row
Denmark’s balance of payments (BOP) recorded an overall surplus of DKK119bn in 2014, slightly less than the previous year’s DKK136bn but still the second-biggest ever. It’s the fifth year in a row that the surplus has…
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