Denmark’s biggest union re-hires disgraced ‘polyamorous’ boss
A local wing of 3F, Denmark’s largest and most powerful trade union, has re-hired 65-year-old former secretary general Per Christiansen who was forced to quit earlier this year following damning revelations of his ‘double…
MoreInflation at 40-year-high
Record-high Danish inflation grew even more in September, to 11.1%, the highest for 40 years and way above the EU average. Senior economist Niklas Praefke of the Danish Association of Managers and Executives…
MoreConsumer confidence hits all-time low
Consumer confidence in Denmark has never been lower despite a record-high employment rate. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show consumer confidence has sunk to a 48-year-low and is now even lower than during…
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Restaurants facing ‘poisonous cocktail’….Luxembourg inks energy deal with Denmark…Denmark’s oldest newspaper goes all-digital….’China has failed in Greenland’…. The restaurant industry could be heading for a wave of bankruptcies. According to Kristian Nørgaard, head…
MoreModerates gain strength as campaign enters final week
As the election campaign enters its final week, former prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s influence continues to grow. The latest Epinion poll for DR News shows that just under 10% of the electorate…
MoreLøkke dismisses rivals ‘nonsensical’ views
Moderates leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen has accused the two prime minister candidates on the right of having a ‘nonsensical view’ of politics after they issued a warning that a vote for the former…
MorePM renews call for cross-party coalition
Mette Frederiksen has urged her prime minister rivals to reconsider their opposition to a broad, across the centre coalition. On the sidelines of the EU summit in Brussels. Friday, the PM said it’s…
MoreCandidates’ parties aren’t fully committed to ‘top of the ticket’
The three parties with prime minister ambitions aren’t fully committed to their candidate. A new Voxmeter survey shows that while 98% of Social Democrat voters support Mette Frederiksen, only 82% of Liberal (Venstre)…
MoreRivals dismiss PM’s new anti-inflation measures
The Social Democrats’ latest proposals to ease the inflation burden on the most vulnerable, published Saturday, were immediately dismissed as ’too little’ and ’targetting the wrong people.’ In a speech to an elderly…
MoreTemporary border controls enter sixth year
Justice Minister Mattias Tesfaye has extended border controls with Germany and Sweden that were set to expire next month. The temporary checks, first introduced in 2016 in a bid to enhance security amid terrorist threats,…
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