Violent axeman on the loose
Copenhagen police are still searching for a man who violently attacked a young couple with an axe at a petrol station in Birkerød, Saturday. The 29-year-old man, whose identity is known to the…
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National Bank hedges fighter jet deal in dollars / 20,000 zombie companies in Denmark The Danish National Bank has completed DKK2bn ($3.7bn) worth of hedging of payments in connection to Denmark’s planned purchase…
MoreThe Week That Was, February 12th – February 18th 2018
Politics/Economy: A new Gallup poll showed the opposition is on course to regain power – if an election was held today the ‘red’, Social-Democrat-led bloc would win 52.5% of the vote against 47.5%…
MoreUK: Russia was behind Maersk attack
The UK government has publicly accused Russia of last summer’s NotPetya cyber attack that shut down companies across Europe. Danish shipping giant Maersk was among the firms hardest hit. Businesses with strong trade…
MoreDPP: No sympathy for traitors who fought for Islamic State
Danish foreign fighters are traitors who should never be allowed to return to Denmark, the Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) foreign affairs spokesman Søren Espersen said yesterday after the UK’s defence minister said Great…
MoreEkstra Bladet denies taunting Prince Henrik
Rabid tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet has denied allegations it was over-aggressive in its coverage of Prince Henrik when he was alive, after Culture Minister Mette Bock accused the populist newspaper of ‘taunting’ and…
MorePrince Henrik returns home
The coffin of Prince Henrik, draped in the ‘Dannebrog’, the Danish flag, was yesterday taken on a stately procession in a convoy of vehicles from Fredensborg Castle where he died, Tuesday, to Amalienborg…
MoreDPP politician compares Muslim immigration to Nazi occupation
A local Danish People’s Party (DPP) town councillor has been reprimanded by party leadership for equating the Nazis’ occupation of Denmark in World War 2 with the current state of immigration. Knud Skov…
MoreEconomy back on track
The economy bounced back in Q4/2017 after a slowdown in Q3. GDP growth reached 0.9 in the year’s final three months, leading to an estimated 2% for 2017. Senior Danske Bank economist Louise…
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Danish tech embassy in Beijing / Foreign workers return home / Danish Crown buys out Polish company / U.S. billionaire supports Danish CEO Denmark’s first tech ambassador, Casper Klynge, has announced plans to set up an…
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