Danes less happy
Denmark is struggling to regain its cherished position as the world’s happiest country. For the third year running Finland is ranked no.1 on the World Happiness Report, published Friday, a survey that ranks…
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LEGO steams ahead with expansion plans in China…Maersk reports higher Q1 earnings but suspends 2020 outlook….National Bank vows to defend krone ‘whatever it takes’….. Toy giant LEGO is going ahead with plans to…
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Coronavirus / What happened last week: The state’s financial aid packages for business presented last week will cost more than DKK100bn but Denmark can afford it according to one of the country’s leading…
MoreReforms on back-burner as coronavirus dominates political agenda
Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has forced the government to sideline all its major political initiatives this Spring, such as social balance reform, climate negotiations, and the prime minister’s campaign promise of early…
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Social Liberal (Radikale) leader Morten Østergaard has stepped back from his threat to topple the government if there’s no agreement on a climate action plan before June 5th. Three weeks ago Mr Østergaard…
MoreSharp rise in jobless figures
14,700 have joined the employment queue this week as the coronavirus started to impact the economy. The new figures were released by the Ministry of Employment just as a unanimous parliament agreed on…
More20% one-day rise in hospital admissions
153 people in this country are now hospitalised by the coronavirus, including 30 who are in intensive care and 27 on a respirator, the latest figures show. The number of admissions rose by…
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“We need to act fast to manage the impact of the corona virus as much as we can,” Denmark’s European Competition and Digital Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said yesterday after overseeing regulation that will…
MoreNational Bank raises interest to shore up krone
The National Bank raised its key interest rate by 0.15% to minus 0.6%, Thursday, in a surprise move to ease downward pressure on the Danish crown, which is linked to the euro. The…
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Fraudsters exploit work at home strategy…Virus changes spending habits….Maersk suspends crew changes for a month…Hotel chain fires 7,500…. The Centre for Cybersecurity has warned that the digital threat towards authorities and companies in…
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