Japan, Korea suspend Danish poultry imports
Japan and South Korea have temporarily suspended all imports of poultry from Denmark after the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm north of Copenhagen….
MoreGovernment won’t accept UN refugees
The government has suspended a programme to receive around 500 refugees per year through the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). Integration Minister Inger Stojberg said the decision to suspend the programme indefinitely had…
MoreStøjberg rejects asylum criticism
Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has dismissed criticism from the European Asylum Support Office’s (EASO) that Denmark has failed to live up to its commitment to help register asylum seekers in Greece. The EASO has urged all…
MoreAlleged terrorists sue for compensation
The five alleged accomplices of slain terrorist Omar el-Hussein who were acquitted in September are demanding up to DKK5m in compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Four of the men – Bhostan Hossein, 26, Liban…
MoreShots fired in department store
A man is in critical condition after shots were fired in a sushi restaurant in the Magasin department store in Lyngby last night. According to police, two people were injured – a woman…
MoreDrop in consumer confidence
Consumer confidence, an indicator of economic trends, fell for the third consecutive month in November to the weakest level in almost three-and-a-half years but was higher than expected. The latest figures from Statistics…
MoreBusiness shorts
Danish Crown profit down / Restaurant crisis / IKEA rewards workers Danish Crown: Food cooperative Danish Crown turned over DKK 60bn in the 2015/2106 financial year, providing a DKK1.6bn net profit for stakeholders, slightly…
MoreLøkke: New government in place next week
Denmark should have a new government in place by next week, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said last night after a day of talks with prospective coalition partners, the Conservatives and Liberal Alliance….
MoreEnticed by government, Liberal Alliance and Conservative leaders make U-turn
Liberal Alliance leader Anders Samuelsen came under fire, Monday, for backing down on his threat to topple the government. As his party and the Conservatives prepare to from a new, right-leaning alongside the…
MoreDenmark to play hardball in Brexit talks
Denmark joined the EU at the same time as Great Britain in 1972 and the two countries have remained close political and cultural allies, but there will be no favours offered in upcoming…
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