Drop all previous deals says top pol
Former Mayor Copenhagen and top Social Democrat politician Ritt Bjerregaard has urged the Social Democrats, Socialist People’s Party, and Social Liberals to drop all the political deals and compromises they made across party…
MoreDenmark joins UN protest
Denmark, alongside 26 EU allies, the USA, and many other countries including Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay and Macedonia, walked out of the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered…
MoreWill new government support ‘green’ cars?
Electric cars have been given a head start in this country but unless the new government is willing to introduce new, green initiatives that help move the industry forward it will only be…
MorePoliticians decry US execution
Politicians from both political wings in this country have distanced themselves from Thursday morning’s controversial execution of the 42-year-old Troy Davis in the state of Georgia, USA. Former foreign affairs minister Mogens Lykketoft…
MoreC20 heading for new low
Copenhagen Stock Exchange’s trend-setting C20 index of top-traded shares is rapidly sinking towards a record-low for the year. Investors lost around DKK18bn, Thursday, as the index closed 3% down at 339. Cement giant…
MoreConsumer confidence dips once again
Danish consumers are still keeping a tight grasp on their purse strings, as consumer confidence reaches its lowest point since June 2009, according to the newest statistics published by Statistics Denmark. The consumer…
MoreJyske Bank announces 250 job cuts
Jyske Bank has joined the ranks of struggling financial institutions by announcing that 250 jobs will be slashed by the end of 2012. 150 employees have been sacked with immediate effect. The bank will…
MoreDenmark defies conference boycott
In spite of a widespread boycott, Denmark will take part in a controversial UN conference on racism which opens at the UN headquarters in New York today. A number of countries, including the…
MorePolice arrest man over Thorning tax leak
A man has been arrested by Copenhagen Police in connection with the leak of Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s private tax information. The suspect was charged and subsequently released, says Dorit Borgaard from…
MoreHelle’s balancing act as negotiations drag on
The ongoing negotiations to put together a new government are the toughest for over 20 years, according to political commentator Hans Engell who said coming Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt is attempting a tricky…
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