Russian nuclear ships in Danish waters
Two of the world’s biggest nuclear-powered vessels passed through Danish territoral waters, Friday, with minimum fuss. The flagship of Russia’s Northern Fleet, the nuclear-powered battle cruiser Petr Veliky, guided the Dmitry Donskoi, the…
MoreAustralia deports Danish rapist
A young Danish male is to be deported from Australia after pleading guilty to raping a fellow backpacker. The Cairns Post reports how Mathias Muller, 19, was in the Far North of Australia on…
MoreGoogle writes off $2.7bn to cover Vestager fine
Google wrote down $2.7 billion in Q2 following a record fine levied by Denmark’s EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, in June for abusing its market dominance in search by unfairly directing visitors to its…
MoreAfghan interpreters ‘left in the lurch’
Parties behind the 2013 ‘interpreter accord’ have been accused of betraying Afghanistan translators. The cross-party agreement was a major issue of the 2015 election campaign, with politicians on both sides of the aisle promising…
MoreRed/Greens admit defeat on immigration
The far-left Red Greens have acknowledged there’s little chance of easing Denmark’s strict immigration policy if the ‘red bloc’ alliance gains power at the next election. The biggest party on the left, the…
MoreLA: Inequality is a choice
Rising income and wealth inequality in Denmark isn’t unfair according to outspoken Liberal Alliance MP Joachim B. Olsen. In an interview with Jyllands-Posten, Sunday, ahead of the opening of a new research centre…
MoreLocal regions facing labour shortage
The growing labour shortage is becoming an increasing problem for many local authorities. A new report by the The Confederation of Danish Enterprise (DE), the network for Trade, IT, Industry and Service in…
MoreNew poll: Media ‘too powerful’
In the Trump era of fake news, a majority of Danish votes believe the media has too much power. In a new Megafon poll for TV2 News, 56% of the electorate believe newspapers,…
MoreAerospace company benefits from new EU security policy
A small Danish Aerospace company is proving to be a bellwether for the EU’s defence policy ambitions in the wake of Brexit. Terma, a maker of radars for airports and electronics for the F-16 fighter…
MoreDanske Bank posts big profit
Danske Bank’s Q2 accounts were far better than projected. Denmark’s biggest bank raised its full-year profit forecast, Friday, after beating second-quarter pre-tax profit expectations, supported by strong Nordic markets, Reuters reports. Danske Bank said…
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