Royal couple in Tokyo as Emperor Naruhito ascends to throne
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attended the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito in Japan, Tuesday, joining other royals and dignitaries from around the world, such as Britain’s Prince Charles, King Felipe VI and…
MoreDanes captivated by lighthouse relocation
A 120-year-old, 23 metre tall lighthouse was put on wheels and rails and moved back from the eroding North Sea coastline in north-western Denmark on Tuesday, in an engineering feat transmitted live by…
MoreU.S. urges Estonia to punish transgressors in Danske Bank money laundering scandal
The U.S. Treasury has put pressure on Estonia to ensure that investigations into the Danske Bank money laundering scandal end in convictions. Martin Helme, Estonian finance minister, told Bloomberg News it was made…
MoreCritical infrastructure at risk from China, Russia
Denmark wouldn’t be capable of resisting a Russian or Chinese buyout of its critical infrastructure according to experts. A new report by the Centre for Military Studies at Copenhagen University claims that Denmark…
MoreGovernment’s backers table green budget demands
The climate topped the agenda on the first day of budget negotiations hosted by Finance Minister Nikolaj Wammnen, Monday. The government’s parliamentary backers – the Social Liberals, Socialist People’s Party (SPP) and Red…
MoreIn opposition, DPP makes slight gains
Following its disastrous showing at the June general election the populist Danish People’s Party (DPP) is slowly regaining some of the voters who drifted to either the Social Democrats or Liberals (Venstre). A…
MoreJobless figures unchanged as economy slows down
The unemployment rate remained steady at 3.8 percent in August, unchanged from the previous month’s figure as the number of jobless persons fell by just 285 to 104.763 thousand. Statistics Denmark said the…
MoreCopenhagen’s carbon transformation
The city of Copenhagen is on course for its plan to become carbon-neutral by 2025. CO2 emissions have been reduced by 42% since 2005 and while challenges around mobility and energy consumption remain,…
MoreBankrupt bank executives agree $37m settlement
Eight former executives of Amagerbanken, a Danish lender that collapsed in 2011, have been ordered to pay DKK255.5m ($37m) in compensation to the state. The state’s bank-clean up unit, Financial Stability, set up…
More232 investors suing Danske Bank
More investors have launched demands for compensation against Danske Bank for money lost because of the dramatic drop in share value following the money laundering scandal. In a press release, Monday, top legal…
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