‘Climate Connie’ attacks USA
Denmark’s EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard has lashed out at the USA’s lack of effort on climate issues. With just two months to go before the new Climate Conference in Durban, Ms Hedegaard…
MoreEU disallows ban on ROJ TV
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that even though the Kurdish TV network ROJ TV incites hate the German authorities don’t have the right to ban it. The German Interior Ministry cancelled…
MoreChristiania’s share issue
The free state of Christiania, which negotiated a form of semi-autonomous existence with the previous government, will today start selling ‘people’s shares’ in an attempt to raise the DKK76m needed to buy buildings…
MoreDanes would rather save than spend
Private consumption in this country has sunk to a new low-point. Three years after the financial crisis took a stranglehold, new Danske Bank figures show that spending in Q2 was the lowest for five…
MoreThink tanks disagree on new bank tax
Danish banks should be paying far more tax, according to the left-leaning think tank Cevea who have welcomed a new EU proposal to impose a tax on all cross-border currency transactions, the so-called…
MoreDeal breaking would lead to anarchy
Leading political commentator Henrik Qvortrup has warned the parties hoping to form a new government that reneging on agreements concluded during the previous administration, as suggested by former Social Democrat cabinet minister Ritt…
MoreDenmark – a deficit nation
Years of public sector surpluses have been transformed into a major deficit and there’s no prospect of any improvement over the next few years, experts warn. New Statistics Denmark figures reveal a Q2…
MoreDanske Bank struggles with Irish problems
The Danske Bank has already written off DKK20bn on its investments in Ireland since 2004 and, according to head of the bank’s foreign division Thomas Borgen, it could be 2012 before there’s any…
MoreStock market in freefall
Copenhagen Stock Market opened under pressure this morning. After closing at 347.15, Thursday, the blue-chip C20 index quickly fell by 2.1% to 330.87, the lowest level this year and the worst performance since…
MoreDanish military ‘second-rate’ says British Admiral
The British Labour Party has been forced to offer an apology to Denmark after its former Minister of Security, Admiral Lord Alan West, insulted the Danish military. During a press conference, Thursday, he…
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