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Maersk to sell off Danske Bank shares / Pandoro growth boosted by China / Carlsberg aims for majority in Vietnam brewer Maersk: A.P. Møller – Mærsk has announced plans to divest its remaining ownership…
More2025 talks suspended: PM aims for reduced 2017 budget agreement
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has postponed the government’s long term 2025 economic plan ’indefinitely’ and will now focus his attention on putting together a quick agreement on the 2017 budget. In an…
MoreNewspapers on 2025 collapse: Prime minister has failed
The prime minister’s reputation as a major, political strategist is in tatters after the breakdown of 2025 negotiations, according to leading political commentators. Troels Mylenberg, editor in chief of Fyens Stiftstidende, said the…
MoreHuman Rights Institute denounces residency restrictions
The government’s rules for refugees granted restricted residency while awaiting deportation could be in violation of international human rights conventions. Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has previously stated the rules for those granted temporary…
MoreMore aid for refugees in Iraq, Syria
As the Iraqi army moves closer to liberating Mosul from the Islamic State (ISIS), the Danish foreign ministry is preparing to increase its aid efforts in the war-torn region. Denmark has already granted…
MorePolice fear Schengen pull-out
If Denmark withdraws from the Schengen open borders agreement and imposes permanent border control, the police will lose access to a large database containing information on wanted or missing persons, persons under surveillance…
MorePolice officials charged with perjury in Tibet affair
A high-ranking deputy inspector and a police commissioner have been charged with perjury after it was revealed they lied in court regarding the Tibet affair. The two police leaders testified in August 2013…
MoreManhunt for refugee
The police have launched a manhunt for a Syrian refugee after the bodies of his 27-year-old wife and seven and nine-year-old daughters were discovered inside a freezer in their apartment in the southern…
MoreSlight drop in unemployment but economists ‘concerned’
The unemployment rate fell slightly in September, from 112.500 to 111.200, although the seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained unchanged at 4.2 percent, the same rate as in the previous two months. The latest…
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