Housing bubble concern
Banking sector watchdog, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (DFSA), is keeping a close eye on banks to ensure easily available, low-interest credit isn’t fueling an overheated property market. The DFSA is investigating whether…
More‘Overworked’ police live up to traffic targets
Copenhagen Police have reached their speeding ticket target for the year so far despite claiming that they are undermanned and overworked in the wake of the terror attack in February. During the first…
MoreBusiness shorts
Employment figures up/Retail sales up/Vestager targets Mickey mouse – again Jobs: 4,600 new jobs were created in May, the latest Statistics Denmark figures show. 2,605,334 people are now in full or part-time work but…
MoreDanish killer used in terrorist recruitment campaign
Images of Omar El-Hussein, the 22 year-old Muslim who killed two civilians and injured six police officers during the Copenhagen terror attack in February, are being used in a new recruitment campaign for…
MoreWorn-out planes could speed up deal for replacements
The poor state of the Danish Air Force’s fleet of F-16s could fast-forward the planned DKK20bn purchase of replacement planes. After Danish F-16 mechanics urged the government to stop the bombing raids on the…
MoreGovernment pushes to extend Iraq mandate
Despite the warning from F-16 mechanics about worn out planes and ground staff, the government is determined to extend the military mission in Iraq when the original mandate expires in October. The ruling…
MoreConservatives will extend bombing raids to Syria
The Conservatives will demand even more military pressure on the Islamic State (IS) when the political mandate for the current bombing missions expire in October. In response to the debate sparked off by…
MoreRelocating refugees outside Denmark would be costly says expert
‘Parking’ refugees in another country while the Danish authorities process their application for asylum, as suggested by the Danish People’s Party (DPP), is feasible but would be very expensive. Austria and the Czech…
MoreRussian food boycott could cause permanent damage for exporters
Lucrative Danish agriculture exports to Russia could be lost forever. Russia’s embargo on western foodstuffs has led to drastic price increases on local goods, encouraging Russian farmers to increase production at a rate…
MoreBaywatch Pam sends heartfelt plea to Løkke
Hollywood star and former Baywatch babe has written a personal letter to Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, pleading with him to intervene in the annual Faroe Islands’ traditional slaughter of whales known as…
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