Government moves to ease work rules for foreign academics
The government is hoping to ease the rules for skilled workers whose visa prevents them from taking on extra work. The move comes after it was revealed that a number of foreign academics…
MoreFogh in line for Nobel committee job
Former Danish prime minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is under consideration for a seat on the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize committee. Norwegian newspaper, Aftenpost, reports that the former NATO secretary general is among ‘eight to 10…
MoreDenmark signs partnership deal with WEF
Denmark has become the first European country to enter into a partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF). At the Davos summit last week the Danish government and WEF signed a framework agreement…
MoreThe Week That Was, January 22nd – January 27th 2018
Politics/Economy: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen agreed to attend a parliamentary consultation this week regarding his relationship to the so-called ‘quota kings’, who control large proportions of fishing licensing quotas issued by the…
MoreGovernment heading for burka defeat
The government is heading for another defeat, this time on its proposal to ‘ban the burka’. According to leading political commentator, and former Conservative leader, Hans Engell, it looks like another ‘slap in…
MoreOpposition leader calls for Africa ‘Marshal Plan’
Opposition leader Mette Frederiksen has called on the EU to support a Denmark-led aid programme to Africa, inspired by the USA’s Marshall Plan that helped rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War…
MoreSamuelsen in Washington talks with Tillerson
Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen will for the first time hold talks with his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in an official capacity during a trip to Washington DC next week. In…
MoreDPP criticises Danish rescue mission
A Danish military surveillance aircraft has helped to rescue hundreds of African migrants on three capsized ships from drowning in the Mediterranean in January but the mission has been criticised by the Danish…
MoreSocialists: Vaccine sell-off to Saudi Arabia was ‘complete madness’
The state’s controversial sell-off of the National Serum Institute to the Saudi Aljomaih Group has been strongly criticised by the National Audit Office, which claims in a new report the deal has cost…
MoreFrance drops charges against Danske Bank
The French authorities have dropped all charges against Denmark’s biggest bank, Danske, in the Estonian money-laundering scandal. The Bank issued a stock-market notification, Thursday, stating: “On October 11th 2017 Danske Bank was charged…
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