Eastern influx of skilled workers
An increasing number of skilled East Europeans have found work in Denmark. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show it isn’t just low-paid workers from the east that are filling the gaps in the…
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The consumer confidence index fell slightly to 3.7 points in April from 3.8 points in March, the latest Statistics Denmark figures show The monthly survey asks a cross section of Denmark’s population its…
MoreElection 2019: Løkke’s strategy isn’t working
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is waiting to pull the election trigger until his poll numbers improve but with less than two months to go it looks like a strategy that’s doomed to…
MoreLe Pen in Copenhagen
Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader and former presidential candidate, arrives in Denmark tomorrow to discuss Europe’s future and for talks with the Danish People’s Party (DPP). The DPP is one of a…
MoreAnti-Islam party could be on election ballot
The nationalist ‘Stram Kurs’ (Firm Direction) party, led by notorious Islam critic Rasmus Paludan, has received thousands of signatures over the past week in support of its parliamentary bid. Three weeks ago the party had…
MoreMorocco trial date for backpacker slayings
The suspected killers of a Danish backpacker will face trial on May 2 in Morocco on May 2nd. The killing of Danish student Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and 28-year-old Norwegian Maren Ueland in…
MoreDPP spokesperson accused of trying to influence public officials
The Danish People’s Party’s (DPP) Pia Adelsteen has been accused of unlawfully attempting to influence public officials in the controversial coastline drainage project. As the chair of parliament’s Environment & Foodstuffs Commission, Ms…
MoreNew reprimand for fisheries minister
Fisheries Minister Eva Kjer Hansen (V) has been given a parliamentary reprimand for her role in the mussels fishing controversy in the Great Belt. The reprimand, the minister’s second this year, comes following…
MoreQueen Margrethe heads for Estonia to celebrate Danish flag fiction
Queen Margrethe will visit Estonia this summer to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Danish flag, the Dannebrog, that has a mythical connection to Tallinn, the Estonian capital. According to Danish legend Denmark…
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Carlsberg admits it brews crap beer / Vestas wins big Polish order / SAS pilots’ strike threat / Danske Bank wins award …. Carlsberg has admitted it doesn’t brew ‘the best beer in…
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