NATO boss showers Denmark, Thorning, with praise
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed his admiration for Denmark, and Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, in the wake of the Copenhagen terror attack. In an exclusive interview with Berlingske, Mr Stoltenberg, who…
MoreBritish travellers warned about ‘high threat of terrorism’ in Denmark
British travellers to Denmark have been urged to remain vigilant in the wake of last weekend’s terrorist attack. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said in its advice for travel to the country: “After…
MoreDanske Bank: Offshore oil is too costly
The Danske Bank believes the offshore oil industy has become too expensive,which is why it has cut costs over the past few months even though the bank itself enjoyed a good year in…
MoreSwedish police ‘prevented massacre’ at cafe
It was a Swedish police officer who prevented a massacre at the Krudtønden Café in Copenhagen last Saturday, according to Swedish media. South Sweden’s largest newspaper, Sydsvenskan, reports that two armed guards were…
MoreJewish Commuity: ‘Why weren’t we protected?’
As Dan Uzan, the security guard who was killed outside the Copenhagen Synagogue, Saturday, was being laid to rest yesterday, experts and members of the Jewish community were asking why they weren’t given police protection…
MorePraise for killer
A former terror suspect has praised the alleged terrorist who was shot dead by Danish police, Sunday, as a ‘hero’. Danish-Bosnian Adnan Avdic, who alongside three accomplices was originally found guilty by a…
MoreKiller to be given traditional Muslim burial
22-year-old Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, who was slain by police, Sunday, after killing two civilians, is to be given a traditional Islamic burial at the Muslim cemetery in Brøndby, west Copenhagen. El-Hussein was born…
MoreHuman rights conventions block deportation of terrorists
International conventions have prevented Denmark from deporting convicted terrorists. A review of all terrorism-related trials since 2000 reveals that seven people with foreign citizenship are still resident in the country even though they’ve…
MoreNo ‘Plan B’ says finance minister
Denmark’s fixed exchange rate against the euro will remain the cornerstone of its economic policy, despite the burden of negative interest rates it is carrying to keep the peg in place, Finance Minister…
MorePositive youth unemployment figures
The latest labour force survey, which reflects the proportion of the population that is ‘economically active’ and is often seen as a more reliable indicator of the labour market situation than the official…
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