Finance Minister: Hard Brexit will hit growth
A ’hard Brexit’ with no EU agreement could have ’serious financial repercussions’ for Denmark, according to Finance Minister Kristian Jensen who has warned GDP could dip by 1% due to lost growth, leading…
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Integration Minister Inger Støjberg has angered the Danish People’s Party (DPP) by resisting calls to pull the plug on the controversial Integration Training Programme (IGU in Danish) aimed at getting more refugees and…
MorePolice facing million-kroner Tibet bill
Copenhagen Police are facing a million-kroner invoice this month for their role in the Tibet affair. 55 people who were denied their civil right to demonstrate during a 2012 official state visit by…
MoreTerror suspect has never been in Syria
One of the two men linked to terrorism who were arrested during a coordinated city-wide raid by Copenhagen Police, Danish Security, and PET (Danish Intelligence), Wednesday, has reportedly never been to Syria or Iraq. According to reports…
MoreFear of attack led to manhunt
Ferries and bridges to Sweden and Germany were closed down, Friday, as police conducted a manhunt for suspected terrorists in a black Volvo that turned out to be a false alarm. Police said…
MoreObama praises Denmark, derides nationalism
Barak Obama lavished praise on Denmark in a speech to Kolding Business Forum, Friday. The former US president characterised Denmark as a country that ‘punches above its weight’ on the international stage and…
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Novo cuts 250 jobs in U.S. / Vestas fires 400 in Europe / Maersk’s arctic ship docks in Russia Pharma giant Novo Nordisk has announced plans to cut around 250 jobs in the U.S….
MoreDevelopment Minister highlights women’s rights in UN speech
Development Minister Ulla Tørnæs (L) focussed on women’s rights in a speech at the UN general Assembly, Friday. She said women’s rights are still challenged throughout the world, which is ‘unnaceptable’, and maintaining…
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