Inflation at 62-year low
Inflation in this country is at its lowest level in 62 years. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark, released Monday, show that from 2014 to 2015, Denmark’s average inflation rates rose 0.5 percent,…
MoreExports up, imports down
Denmark’s balance of payments increased in November, as exports rose and imports fell, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Monday. The seasonally adjusted trade surplus, excluding ship and airplanes, rose to DKK 5.7 billion…
MoreIndustrial production up
Denmark’s industrial production increased for the third straight month in November, though at a slower pace than in the prior month, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Monday. Industrial production fell a seasonally adjusted…
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Vestager orders Belgium to claw back €700m / Danish woman charged with Euribor fraud Vestager: Denmark’s EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has ordered Belgium to recoup about €700m from 35 multinational companies that…
MoreVoters have more confidence in opposition leader
In a head to head with the Prime Minister, voters have more confidence in opposition leader Mette Frederiksen on virtually every single issue. In overall credibility, Ms Frederiksen comes out on top in…
MoreGovernment amends confiscation proposal
In response to widespread criticism, both in this country and abroad, the government has amended its proposal to confiscate refugees’ possessions to pay for their stay by raising the amount they will be…
MoreLocal authorities send refugee warning
The Social Democrats and Danish People’s Party (DPP) have urged the government to act, after Local Government Denmark (LGDK) revealed the massive financial and logistical problems facing Danish municipalities from the influx of…
MoreDPP politician quits after anti-refugee remarks
A local Danish People’s Party (DPP) politician who said anyone who assists refugees should be tried for treason has been forced to step down as party secretary of DPP’s Nyborg constituency. Jens Hald…
MoreSwedes nab Danish taxi driver
A Danish taxi driver was arrested on the Swedish side of the Øresund Bridge, Sunday, on suspicion of human smuggling. According to Swedish media reports the taxi was carrying an Iraqi asylum seeker…
MoreSocial Democrats: No to tax cuts
The Social Democrats will block any moves to reduce the punitive top-rate of income tax when all-party tax reform negotiations get under way this spring. Party leader Metter Frederiksen told Berlingkse and DR…
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