Foreign Ministry declines to heighten Egypt travel warning
The Danish Foreign Ministry has declined to heighten the travel warning for Hurghada in Egypt even though three foreign tourists were stabbed by two suspected Islamic State militants, Friday, who stormed a hotel…
MoreHouseholds reject credit
Danish households, the world’s most indebted, are refusing to take on more credit because they are still repaying the bill for the last upturn, according to Danske Bank, Denmark’s biggest lender. The Bank’s…
MoreBusiness shorts
Dankort transactions hit all-time high in December / Danish company in running to design Washington Redskins’ new home / 3 Pharma companies in Europe top-5 / Biotech company in $1.6bn cancer deal Dankort:…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 4th-10th 2016
Politics/Economy Terror, integration and democracy dominated the Prime Minister’s traditional New Year speech to the nation, when he warned that Denmark will be forced to spend billions of kroner on refugees, ‘money that…
MoreUN criticism for anti-migrant policies
The UN has slammed Denmark for its tough anti-migrant policies which, it claims, could provoke xenophobia and place refugees’ lives at risk. In a strongly-worded document sent to the Danish government, the UN…
MoreGovernment restricts asylum seekers’ right of appeal
The government is determined to make life more difficult for rejected asylum seekers by restricting their right to launch an appeal with the UN. As one of very few countries in the world,…
MoreDenmark tops sexual assaults chart
Denmark and Sweden are renowned for their liberal attitudes and tolerance but a new survey shows the two Scandinavian neighbours have the highest number of sexual assaults in Europe. A chart compiled for…
MoreUnemployment remains stable
Unemployment stabilised in November after falling in the previous month, figures from Statistics Denmark showed Thursday. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate came in at 4.5 percent in November, the same rate as in…
MoreDenmark in top-5 for job seekers
Denmark is the fifth-best country in Europe in which to find a new job. Estonia leads the way followed by Norway, the UK, and Austria, while Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland and the Netherlands round out…
MoreDenmark 1st in business last year
Denmark took 1st place in Forbes’ business magazine’s annual ranking of the finest countries for business in 2015. Forbes writes: “Denmark ranked in the top 20 in all but one of the 11…
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