Car sales down
Further evidence of the tightening economic squeeze in the country came with the October fall in sales of new cars, for the first time in 2 years. The figures came from the Danish…
MoreWar and peace
The money that Denmark saves by withdrawing from Afghanistan in 2014 will go directly towards promoting and maintaining democracy in Africa and the Middle East, part of a new ‘peace and stabilisation fund’…
MoreBritish spy infiltrated left-wing Danish activist groups
A British spy claims he infiltrated the Jagtvej ‘Youth Centre’ (Ungdoms Huset) and gained intelligence that helped police when they stormed the building in 2007 to flush out left-wing activists. In a TV…
MoreWas minister involved in Thorning’s tax returns?
Professor in Administrative Law Claus Haagen Jensen said last night it’s ‘highly improbable’ that former Tax Minister Troels Lund Poulsen was unaware that his head of department Peter Loft was closely involved in…
MoreNew Mohammed trial
The Mohammed cartoons will be in the spotlight again today when an Oslo court tries three men accused of plotting to bomb the offices of Jyllands-Posten and shoot illustrator Kurt Westergaard. The three…
MoreMaersk eyes used tanker market
Maersk Tankers are ready to buy up second-hand ships if the global crisis throws up some good deals. In an interview with Bloomberg News, CCO Klaus Rud Sejling said that tankers that have dropped significantly…
MoreWhere’s the Prime Minister effect asks leading political analyst
The honeymoon period that a government usually enjoys in the first couple of months after an election has become more of a wake for Helle Thorning-Schmidt – a Prime Minister ‘defect’ rather than…
MoreInvestigation of PM’s tax case widens
Tax Minister, Thor Moger Pedersen, today decided to widen the investigation into Prime Minister Thorning-Schmidt’s tax case. He requested on Monday morning a full account of departmental head, Peter Loft’s role in the…
MoreRound of firings announced at Telia
More bad news on the Danish jobs front today, as leading telecommunications company, Telia, announced that one in five of its workforce in Denmark would be made redundant. The sad news was delivered…
MoreThorning-Schmidt pays visit to Cameron and Merkel
Danish PM, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, held talks with her British counterpart David Cameron, in London, Monday, laying the groundwork for Denmark’s upcoming EU Presidency. They also iscussed the ongoing economic and debt crisis in Europe. Thorning-Schmidt will…
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