Think tank casts doubts on emission strategy
A new report has cast serious doubts on the CO2 reduction strategy of the new government. The report, by the thinktank, Concito, reveals that the planned replacement of energy from coal with energy…
MoreGovernment looks to fast-track climate/energy package
The new government is to prioritse resources for investment in green technologies such as wind energy, biomass and energy efficiency. The policy coordinating committee agreed this week on the plan, with projections of…
MoreDanish interest rates buck the trend
A normal law of economics states that a lower interest rate leads to a weaker currency, as foreign investors pull out of the currency to find greater returns elsewhere. Currently, however, Denmark appears…
MoreNew residency permits fall dramatically
The latest figures from the Justice Ministry show a marked reduction in the amount of successful applications for permanent residency in Denmark. In 2011 until the end of September, just 525 permits were…
MoreTax fraud crackdown underway
A major tax fraud investigation has been revealed by the Inland Revenue’s department for financial crime. The investigation, termed Project Money Transfer, has looked closely at the transactions of up to 140,000 private…
MoreOops! Counting error leaves council with shortfall
Copenhagen Council has admitted to lacking some 73 million DKK for their childcare budget. The reason? Embarrassingly for the Social Democrat-led administration, the shortfall is down to a simple accountancy error. Someone in…
MoreDanish royals huge hit Down Under
Australia has ditched some of its republican tendencies to fawn over the visit of Prince Frederik and Princess Mary from Denmark. Top Aussie commentator, Tony Wright of the Sydney Morning Herald, went so…
MoreEurominister promises only minor changes
Denmark’s Eurominister, Nicolai Wammen, (Social Democrats), stepped into a potential den of lions this week when he suggested that any changes to the basic treaties underpinning the EU would only be minor under…
MoreHousing market suffers lack of confidence
As housing prices continue to drop, confidence in the market has fallen for the third quarter in a row and is now back at the 2009 level. Q4 confidence is at minus 18,…
MoreFogh gets cancer victim’s hospital bed
A terminally ill cancer patient was removed from her bed at the National Hospital (Righshospital), Tuesday, to make way for NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. 44-year-old Susanne Larsen was recovering from an…
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