Jyllands-Posten plotter found guilty in Chicago
Tahawwur Rana has been found guilty of conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack against Jyllands-Posten employees, when the jury announced its verdict late Thursday evening, CET. The Pakistani-born 50 year old was…
MoreForeign Minister: we are on the edge of a breakthrough in Libya
There is a gathering optimism that the fall of the Gadaffi regime is close at hand, revealed Foreign Minister, Lene Espersen, after today’s Libya summit in Abu Dhabi. Indeed so sure was the…
MoreBarfoed admits no written legal assessment exists
Berlingske Tidende published the startling news late Thursday afternoon that the Justice Minister, Lars Barfoed, (K), had claimed that there existed no written legal evaluation of the government’s proposals for the strengthening of…
MoreCopenhagen: the city
Friday evening sees the opening of a major exhibition devoted to exploring the architectural and planning achievments of Copenhagen. The exhibition is an extension of the show submitted to the Venice architecture biennial…
MoreSiemen’s giant windmill a threat to Vestas
The German manufacturing colossus, Siemens, appear to have gained a step over their rivals, including the Danish-owned Vestas, with the announcement of a new giant windmill design. The new design is not simply…
MoreUS praises Denmark’s Libya efforts
US Secretary of State for Defence, Robert Gates has commented favourably on Denmark’s contribution to the Libyan mission. The London based Financial Times has a piece, quoting Gates off the record after the…
MoreBorder control row intensifies
The German Interior Minister today added further criticism of the new border control proposals, claiming that they clearly undermined the freedom of movement envisaged by the Schengen Agreement. His remarks came as the…
MoreParliament ready to push on with border controls despite criticism
We will push on with the vote for new border controls, insisted Kristian Thulesen Dahl, chair of the the financial committee, which is tasked with formulating a legal proposal for the whole parliament…
MoreScandlines pushes ahead with new ferries despite bridge threat
The proposed Denmark-Germany bridge, the Fehmern bridge, has not deterred the Danish-German ferry company, Scandlines, from ambitious expansion plans. DKK1.7bn is the figure put on two new large ferries to service the so-called…
MoreMajor shareholder angry with airline’s leadership
Karsten Ree, one of Cimber Sterling’s leading investors, today launched a broadside against the company’s board of directors after yesterday’s extraordinary general meeting. The meeting agreed to a shares for capital deal with…
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