Greenland hopes Trump publicity will boost investment
Greenland’s home rule administration is hoping to use the worldwide publicity surrounding President Trump’s bid to buy the island to stimulate investment and possibly earn more from U.S. military operations already stationed there….
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Danes financially confident / National pension fund post record profits / Famous shipping line heading for extinction…. People in this country are the most financially confident of all the Nordic countries according to…
MoreLøkke declares war on party rebels
Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s proposal to bring forward the party’s annual conference is a ‘declaration of war’ on rebels pushing for a change in leadership, according to TV2’s political commentator, Peter Lautrup…
MoreDefence Minister calls for Arctic build-up
A parliamentary majority is ready to support a military build-up in the Arctic in response to heightened focus on the region from the USA, China, and Russia. A TV2 survey shows the government…
MoreLegal assessment of family reunification softens EU ruling
Concerns that an EU family reunification ruling against Denmark could severely undermine Danish immigration policy appear to have been exaggerated. In July the European Court ruled that Denmark had violated EU rules by…
MoreMore public confidence in politicians
Voters’ confidence in their elected officials is on the rise after years of decline. A new study by news site Mandag Morgen shows the public’s trust in politicians hit rock bottom in 2015…
MoreGovernment maintains growth projections despite threat of recession
Finance Minister Nicolai Wammen will present the government’s bi-annual Economic Review at 12.30 today, alongside the findings of the ‘health check’ of the state’s finances which, according to early reports, will reveal a…
MoreDKK3.5bn ‘hole’ in the economy
The previous Liberal-led government left behind a DKK3.5b ($520m) hole in the state’s finances according to the Finance Ministry. The Social Democrat government’s so-called ‘health check’ of the economy has revealed unpaid bills…
MoreBusiness sector warning – recession will hit Denmark hard
The growing trade war and uncertainty about Brexit are potentially very damaging to the Danish economy, the new CEO of the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) has warned. According to Lars Sandahl Sørensen…
MoreTrump turnaround: Nasty Mette is now ‘wonderful’
After last week dismissing Mette Frederiksen as ‘nasty’ for rejecting his proposal to buy Greenland as ‘absurd’, President Trump praised the Prime Minister as a ‘wonderful woman’ on Friday. Before setting off for…
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