Left wing promotes Thorning as new speaker
While the Danish People’s Party (DPP) and Liberal Alliance (LA) argue about Pia Kjærsgaard’s candidacy for Speaker of the House, opposition parties have come out in favour of Helle Thorning-Schmidt. Although the ex-prime…
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Just two days into his new job, Employment Minister Jørn Neergaard Larsen has been summoned to appear before a parliamentary committee to explain why, as head of the Danish Employers Confederation (DA), he…
MoreQ1 growth revised
Denmark’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the first three months of 2015, the latest figures from Statistics Denmark showed Tuesday. Gross domestic product growth for the first quarter was revised to a…
MoreNo change in jobless figures
The latest unemployment figures show little change. According to Statistics Denmark there were 126,700 jobless in May, 4.8% of the labour force, 100 up on the previous month. The regional figures also remain…
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Dane pays $70m for Hong Kong apartment / Denmark and Vietnam agree on green initiatives / Vestas wins major Danish off-shore project Hong Kong: A Dane has bought Asia’s most expensive apartment in…
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