Prime Minister admits to mistakes over border control issue
Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, accepted that the government had failed to inform neighbouring countries quickly or thoroughly enough about the actual content of the new border control agreement. Speaking to TV2, the…
MoreMass gathering of Danish politicians on Bornholm
A four day meeting of all the famous and not-so-famous of Denmark’s political elite began yesterday on the Baltic island of Bornholm. Billed a democracy festival, the event was opened with great ceremony…
MoreNorth Sea oil production down
2010 saw an alarming fall in North Sea oil production from both Norway and Denmark. Norway’s production has been falling since 2001, and they have now dropped down to 13th place on the…
MoreGovernment pays compensation to cucumber producers
It turns out it will be the Danish state that will provide most of the compensation to Danish market gardeners, whose sales of cucumbers and other salad vegetables were badly hit by the…
MoreGreenpeace try to disrupt Løkke’s speech
8 Greenpeace activists tried today to disrupt Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s speech to the Bornholm gathering of Danish politicians and thinkers. They attempted to run onto the stage during his speech at…
MoreCopenhagen slips in world rankings of cool
British lifestyle magazine, Monocle, has demoted Copenhagen down to third spot in its annual survey of the world’s best cities, from 1st in 2008. The usual factors are quoted for the relatively outstanding…
MoreGermans remain sceptical about border controls
Foreign Minister, Lene Espersen, today met with her German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle, without entirely managing to placate the damaging diplomatic dispute. In the post-meeting briefing, the German Minister stated that he was relieved…
MoreFinancial control still inadequate in Defence corps
Neither the Defence forces nor the Defence Ministry have an adequate grip on their finances. That’s the highly critical verdict of the State Auditor, published today, and the views have been backed up…
MoreSiemens Wind Power announce major investment in Denmark
Windmill producer, Siemens, today announced plans for a billion kroner plus investment in several new facilities in Denmark. The investment will be spread over several sites, including two new research and development centres…
MoreDramatic axe attack shown in court
The Western High Court will be shown the video film of the axe attack on Mohammed cartoonist, Kurt Westergaard. Westergaard’s home was breached by a 29 year-old Somalian, who was found guilty of…
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