Minkgate Commission: No stone will be left unturned
A cross-party parliamentary majority has agreed on the framework for an independent investigation commission to probe the minkgate scandal. A high court judge will lead the investigation and witnesses will be legally required to…
MoreNew problem for PM
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen made a personal call to the head of the Danish Mink Breeders Association on November 7th and informed him that a mass cull of Denmark’s entire mink population was…
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Ørsted inks energy deal with Amazon….National Bank defends negative interest policy….Inflation creeps up…. Green energy company Ørsted has signed an ‘historic deal’ with Amazon, which plans to source 100% of its energy from…
MoreRussian national charged with espionage
A Russian national has been charged with spying on a Danish company. The unnamed person, a former employee of SerEnergy Ltd in north Jutland, has been detained since July on suspicion of passing…
MoreMette F. 18th on global powerful women list
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is ranked 18th on American magazine Forbes’ annual list of the world’s most powerful women in politics. German Chancellor Angela Merkel retains the top 1 spot on for the…
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Rapid rise in infections….Positivity rate hits new high…Face mask requirement extended to March… The number of corona infections continues to rise at an alarming rate – 2,558 new cases were registered, Wednesday, the…
MoreInfection rate surpasses dire forecasts
The rapidly rising infection rate is exceeding even the most pessimistic forecasts. On Monday the National Serum Institute projected that the daily infection figures would rise by 4% daily for the rest of…
MoreNew outbreak of bird flu
The health authorities have ordered 700 chickens to be culled at a farm near Jelling in south Jutland after finding H5N8 bird flu in poultry, the latest in a series of outbreaks over…
MoreImports, exports down
The corona crisis hit both exports and imports in October. The latest Statistics Denmark figures, published Wednesday, show exports fell by 6.3% year-on-year in October, after a 5% growth in September, mainly due…
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Business sector to foot the bill for green tax reform….National Bank applies to join EU money transfer system….Organic imports and exports up…. It’s the business sector that will foot a great part of…
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