Cepos welcomes corporation tax proposal
Despite immediate opposition from the Danish People’s Party, the government’s proposal to lower corporation tax has been enthusiastically embraced by Cepos. Head of the right-leaning think tank, Mads Lundby Hansen, characterised tax as…
MorePolish concern about Danish border control plans
As Poland prepares to assume the rotating EU Presidency, the country’s Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, has expressed concern about Denmark’s plan to increase border control. Mr Tusk warned yesterday that Poland is ‘extremely…
MoreLibya: Sanctions are working says Foreign Minister
The foundations of the Gaddafi regime are crumbling, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen. After discussing Libya with her Council of Ministers colleagues in Brussels, Monday, Ms Espersen said there’s ‘no…
MoreIntelligence cover-up?
Danish intelligence (PET) has been accused of ‘butchering’ a long awaited report on Danish covert operations during the Cold War years. According to the Danish People’s Party’s Jesper Langballe, the DKK10m project, commissioned…
MoreAsh cloud heading for Denmark
The Icelandic volcanic ash cloud appears to be heading for Denmark. The latest prognosis from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre in London shows that major parts of Scottish and Irish airspace have been…
MoreBusiness welcomes growth initiatives
The government’s economic growth initiative has been warmly welcomed by the Danish Chamber of Commerce (DE) business organisation. The government intends to ease the administrative burden on small and medium-sized companies by 10%,…
MoreGovernment will lower tax burden on companies
The government intends to gradually decrease corporation tax from 25% to 20% in an effort to encourage companies to plant new jobs and growth in this country, but it’s the business sector that…
MoreOpposition will investigate crisis
If the opposition wins this year’s election it will set up a commission to investigate what went wrong in Denmark ahead of the financial crisis. The Social Democrats’ finance spokesman Morten Bødskov said…
MoreJyllands-Posten terrorist warned Pakistan
Prosecutors in the trial of alleged terrorist David Headley, accused of plotting to bomb Jyllands-Posten offices in Denmark, claimed in a Chicago courtroom, Monday, that he made Pakistan Intelligence (ISI) aware of the…
MoreDanes evacuated after bomb threat in Brussels
All Danish employees working in the Danish EU offices were earlier today evacuated after the Finnish newspaper, Helgingin Sanomat, received a bomb threat directed against the Danish offices during last night. The offices…
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