Disgraced minister takes a sabbatical
The Social Liberals’ Uffe Elbæk, who was forced to quit as Culture Minister last week after suffering accusations of nepotism and misuse of public funds, is to take a sabbatical from parliament in…
MorePM wavers on EU banking union
Although Denmark supports the idea of a pan-European banking union the government still hasn’t made a decision as to whether to join. At her weekly press conference, Tuesday, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said…
MoreHigh running costs block SAS sell-off
One of the decisive elements in the SAS rescue plan – the sell-off of subsidiary company SAS Ground Holding (SGH) – is on the verge of collapse as potential buyers have been scared…
MoreBig-name companies reduce R&D investment
Denmark’s biggest companies are lagging behind in the research race. The annual ‘Industrial Research & Development (R&D) Scoreboard’ for 2012 shows that Danish companies have reduced research investment by 3.9% this year, compared…
MoreVestas heading for debt wall
Despite recently negotiating a €1.15bn credit extension with its lender group of nine international banks, Danish wind turbine giant Vestas is heading for a ‘debt wall’ in 2015 when a bond of €600m…
MorePET rejects murder accusations
After suffering months of criticism, Danish Intelligence (PET) has broken its silence and publicly rejected charges that the agency, directly or indirectly, played any part in the CIA operation that led to the…
MoreThree new innovation centres in growth markets
Over the next three years Denmark will open three ‘innovation centres’, in Bangalore/India, Seoul/South Korea, and Sao Paulo/Brazil, aimed specifically at attracting new knowledge, strengthening exports, and helping Danish companies in an ever…
MoreDanish drivers the worst offenders in Europe
It’s confirmed – Danes are hopeless drivers. A new European Social Survey (ESS) ranks Denmark no.1 in traffic violations; 77% of motorists in this country admit to having exceeded the speed limit, driven…
MoreMinister demands clampdown on child labour in chocolate industry
Development Minister Christian Friis Back is preparing to impose new demands on chocolate companies that use cocoa beans from farms in the Ivory Coast which utilise child labour. After a TV documentary, ‘Shady…
MoreDenmark accepts social dumping in Greenland
Chinese ‘guest workers’ could soon be flooding into Greenland, working long hours, on low pay, under conditions that match those in their own country, after the Self Rule Government passed legislation, Friday, allowing…
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