Denmark stakes claim for continental shelf off Greenland
Denmark and Greenland staked three separate claims to the UN in New York yesterday relating to the continental shelf off the coast of Greenland, a vast area also contested by Russia, Norway, Iceland,…
MoreNorth Korean diplomat sold cheap cigarettes, alcohol, in Denmark
Top ranking North Korean diplomat Thae Yong Ho, who defected with his family to South Korea, Wednesday, was previously the repressive country’s ambassador to Denmark in 1997-98 where he, allegedly, sold duty-free cigarettes…
MoreAutumn’s political battleground – the big issues
Berlingske has charted the main issues of upcoming cross-party political negotiations, which the paper characterises as the ‘most complex’ in modern times and could lead to the demise of the government. The Liberal…
MoreGovernment too hard on jobless
A majority of the electorate believes the government is too tough on the unemployed. In a new YouGov survey ahead of reconvened tripartite labour market negotiations between unions, employers, and the government that…
MoreWelfare frauds nabbed at airport
Inspectors from the Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment nabbed 608 benefit cheats at Copenhagen Airport last year. Throughout 2015 the Agency carried out 27 spot checks at the airport to catch welfare…
MoreForeign Minister looks to boost trade with Argentina
Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen landed in Argentina, Wednesday, hoping to give Danish exports a boost in Latin America’s third largest economy. Denmark’s trading relationship with Argentina has suffered from a decade of economic…
More415 Danes have changed gender since 2014
Since Denmark become the first European country to allow legal change of gender in 2014, 564 people have applied to have their sex designation amended and 415 have been granted permission. Unlike in most countries that allow new…
MoreHearing-aid giant moves production, offers jobs in Poland
Hearing aid specialist Oticon is closing down its Thisted factory and moving production from Denmark to Poland before the end of 2018. 210 workers will lose their job but all have been offered…
MoreBusiness shorts
World’s biggest LEGO ship / Carlsberg beer sales fall / DONG to build world’s biggest offshore wind farm LEGO: The world’s largest toy ship, consisting of around one million Lego bricks, was officially…
MoreSocial Democrats: No lifebelt for Løkke
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen shouldn’t expect any help from the Social Democrats if the Liberal Alliance (LA) makes good on its threat to topple the government if it fails to reduce the punitive…
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