Latest drone technology to boost Arctic claim
Denmark is planning to use drones to boost its claim to a vast area of the Arctic Ocean, including the North Pole, also contested by Russia, Norway, Canada, and the USA. Denmark is…
MoreNovo CEO steps down
Novo Nordisk, Denmark’s most profitable company, has announced long-serving CEO Lars Rebien Sorensen is to step down ahead of time. Mr Sorensen, named by Harvard Business Review as the top-performing CEO in the…
MorePolice launch manhunt after Christiania shooting
A police officer is in critical condition after being shot in the head whilst patrolling the ‘hippy state’ of Christiania in Copenhagen last night. Another police officer was shot in the leg and…
MorePM prepared for new election campaign
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is ready for a snap election if he can’t put together majority support for the government’s 2025 economic stimulus plan. Analysts and commentators believe an election is the…
MoreLiberal Alliance refuse to back down in tax dispute
Liberal Alliance leader Anders Samuelsen has raised the stakes for the possibility of a snap election by maintaining his demand for a 5 percentage point cut in the punitive top rate of income…
MoreMette on tour
Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen has embarked on a nationwide business tour to promote the Social Democrats’ input, and objections, to the 2025 economic plan laid out by the government, Tuesday. Ms Frederiksen wil…
MoreGovernment’s turnaround on emergency brake
The government’s call for an ‘emergency brake’ on immigration reflects a complete turnaround in policy. Three months ago integration Minister Inger Støjberg told parliament the idea was ‘alluring but impractical’, while just last…
MoreDanish ships remove chemical weapons from Libya
A Danish-led international operation to rid Libya of its chemical weapons has removed 500 tons of chemicals from the North African country, Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen said the chemicals were picked up Saturday…
MoreSlight growth in Q2
The economy grew for a second consecutive quarter in the three month April to June period, albeit at a slower pace. The latest figures from Statistics Denmark, published Wednesday, show Gross Domestic Product (GDP)…
MoreMaersk to invest $70m in New Jersey port expanison
Maersk’s ports and harbours division, APM Terminals, is set to invest DKK466m ($70m) to upgrade its US-based Port Elizabeth terminal, which would enable the port to receive increased loads arriving from larger vessels travelling via…
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