‘Green’ Danish pension funds invest in fossil fuel companies
The Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke (Danish Action Aid) organisation has accused pension companies of actively working against green conversion by continuing to invest in ‘black’ companies that deal in oil, coal or gas. Action Aid…
MoreVirus updates
The number of infections fell for the 5th day in a row, Monday, but the positivity rate of those tested is at a record high. 29,474 new corona cases were confirmed as 32.16% of…
MoreFood crisis leads to price bubble
The 4.3% increase in supermarket goods last year is only the start of a ‘price bubble’, a leading economist has warned. Henning Otte Hansen, Professor in Applied Economics and Head of Department of Food…
MoreAirport baggage handlers resume work after job warning
Flights out of Copenhagen Airport should be back to normal today after striking baggage handlers were given an ultimatum by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) management – get back to work or you’re fired. The…
MoreDanske Bank’s pick for chairman implicated in cum-ex scandal
Martin Blessing, who Danske Bank’s Board of Directors have nominated to succeed Karsten Dybvad as chairman of the board, was for years a managing director of Germany’s Commerzbank, currently under investigation for its…
MoreForeign Minister: We need to prepare for the worst – a Russian invasion and war
Diplomacy is necessary but will have little effect on Russia, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said yesterday after President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call, Saturday, that the US…
More‘Elder statesmen’ accuse PM of mishandling espionage affair
Two of Denmark’s most prominent political figures in recent times have accused the government of damaging the country’s reputation by its ‘misguided’ handling of the espionage scandal. In a joint statement, Friday, former…
MorePM emphasises green credentials
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen claims to be just as green today as she is red. In a longer op-ed piece in Politiken, Sunday, the PM warns that, so far, the Danish public hasn’t…
MoreDKK1.25bn subsidy for heating as energy prices soar
The government and a cross-party majority have reached agreement on a DKK1.25bn ($200m) relief energy package for families struggling with a massive increase in the price of heating. An estimated 320,000 households hit…
MorePurchasing rules ignored in police scandal
A witness in the police procurement scandal told Copenhagen District Court, Friday, how the rules for submitting an offer for contracts were ‘systematically ignored.’ Bettina Jensen, the 3rd highest police chief before she was…
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