Multi-billion boost for social housing
The government and opposition have agreed on a DKK5.5n face-lift for social housing. Minister of Housing Carsen Hansen welcomed the cross-party agreement to bring forward billions of public sector investment that he said…
MoreWho wants to be an entrepreneur? I don’t
No more than 20,000 new businesses are expected to start up in Denmark next year, according to a new report by the Danish Enterprise & Construction Authority (Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen), the lowest number…
MoreLundbeck announces ’historic’ deal with Japanese
Pharmaceutical giant, Lundbeck, has announced one of the biggest deals in its history, to develop a new range of treatments for mental illness in collaboration with the Japanese company, Otsuka Pharmaceutical. CEO Ulf…
MoreDanes reject euro, ‘Nordic krone’
An extensive poll carried out by YouGov/Zapera reveals the depth of the hostility amongst Danish voters to any notion of a shared currency. The level of support for the euro has sunk to…
MoreLiberals demand PET transparancy
The Liberals have demanded answers from Minister of Justice Moren Bødskov about the Sass Larsen affair. The party’s justice spokesman, Karsen Lauritzen, said as the political head of PET, Mr Bødskov has a…
MoreTV2 drops PET allegations
TV2 has been forced to drop its claim that Danish Intelligence (PET) monitored top Social Democrat politician Henrik Sass Larsen’s movements and phone conversations for two months. After PET issued a strong denial,…
MoreRed Ole: ‘I made communist files accessible’
The growing debate about the Danish Communist Party’s (DCP) files took another turn yesterday when Business Minister Ole Sohn, who’s been accused of accepting slush money from Moscow in the 1980’s, claimed the…
MorePM continues with ‘bloc policy’
Former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has accused the government of reneging on its campaign promise to reach out across the aisle of parliament. After Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon (S) ruled out the…
MoreWhere’s Løkke when you need him?
Lars Løkke Rasmussen is more popular than ever. Less than two months after being removed from power, the former Prime Minister’s approval ratings have reached new heights. In a new YouGov survey for…
MoreSass-Larsen was watched for months
Danish Intelligence (PET) reportedly monitored top Social Democrat politician Henrik Sass Larsen for two months to chart the extent of his links to local gangsters in Køge, according to TV2 News. Mr Sass…
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