Børsen’s walls collapse
Despite the best efforts of builders and emergency workers the facade of Copenhagen’s historic former stock exchange, Børsen, collapsed Thursday. An emergency crew had worked through the night to put cement-filled containers in…
MoreMass redundancies at Danish Crown
Danish Crown, the world’s largest pork exporter, has announced plans to close down a processing plant in Ringsted resulting in the loss of around 1,200 jobs. This comes after 800 employees were fired…
MorePM urges European countries to send air-defence systems to Ukraine
Denmark, alongside the Netherlands and Czechia, has appealed to European countries to send air defence systems they aren’t using to Ukraine. After Germany announced last week it would send one of its Patriot…
MoreBørsen to be rebuilt but it could take 10 years
More than 300 emergency responders, firefighters, police, and members of the home guard worked throughout Wednesday to extinguish the last pockets of the fire that destroyed Copenhagen’s 400-year-old stock exchange, Børsen, the previous…
MoreDenmark, Hungary disagree on Ukraine aid
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó’s visit to Denmark this week revealed major differences in the two countries’ view of EU support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, BT News reports. At a…
MoreDenmark invests DKK400m in ‘risky’ World Bank aid strategy
Denmark has agreed to take part in the World Bank’s new financing strategy aimed at raising billions of dollars for developing countries. Ahead of the Bank’s ‘Spring summit’ in Washington DC today, Minister…
MorePrince Joachim opens up Royal Family rift
The Queen’s second son, Prince Joachim, has said his relationship with his mother has now been repaired after she made the shock decision to strip his four children of their royal titles in…
MoreHealth authorities criticised for slow cancer response
Around 6,500 cancer patients have waited ’unnecessarily long’ for treatment, a damning health sector review by the National Audit Office has found. In total, 16,300 courses of treatment between 2019 and 2023 exceeded…
More400-year-old stock exchange destroyed by fire
Most of Copenhagen’s 400-year-old Stock Exchange (Børsen) was destroyed, Tuesday, as fire ravaged the iconic building next to the Danish parliament at Christiansborg Palace. A Copenhagen Fire Department spokesman said the fire began…
MoreWorks of art rescued from raging fire
Passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables as fire raged through the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange, Tuesday. Works of art were carried to the nearby parliament and national…
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