Unemployment figures up again
New figures from Denmark Statistics make for gloomy reading today, as they reveal a further 11,000 people joined the unemployed register in the third quarter of the year. After welcome falls in the…
MoreTerrorist made use of Danish contact
Intriguing details of confessed terrorist, David Headley’s, modus operandi have been revealed during his ongoing trial in Chicago. Headley visited Denmark twice during 2008 to carry out planning and reconnaissance for a terror…
MoreOil giants reap North Sea rewards
For the first time ever it’s been revealed exactly how much oil companies have earned from the Danish North Sea oil fields. According to Jyllands-Posten, the three companies in the Danish Underground Consortium…
MorePM backs Business Minister
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt offered a vote of confidence in all her cabinet ministers at her weekly press conference, Tuesday, including under fire Business Minister Ole Sohn who she said would be a…
MoreSøvndal stands behind close ally
Minister of Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal backed the Prime Minister last night by echoing her show of support for Ole Sohn, who’s come under increasing pressure over the past two days in the…
MoreThorning claims budget will boost consumer confidence
Consumer confidence in Denmark is at rock bottom. New Statistics Denmark figures show a drop from minus 6.6 in October to minus 9.2 in November, the lowest level since March 2009 when markets…
MoreCall for tax relief came too late
The two former government partners are in disagreement about an issue they agree on. The Conservatives have dismissed Liberal leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s call for tax relief (7:59-21/11) as a waste of time…
MoreMinister pulls plug on Malaysia contract
Minister of Climate & Energy Martni Lidegaard will bring a halt to the Danish Energy Agency’s (Energistyrelsen) collaboration with the Danish-controlled United Plantations (UP) in Malaysia when the current contract expires in 2014….
MoreGay weddings in church
The government has a majority for new legislation that will allow gays to get married in church. The Danish National Church has previous rejected giving full equality to homosexuals but the country’s bishops are…
MoreTelia fires 20% of workforce
Telecom company Telia Denmark fired 163 employees, Tuesday, one in five of the workforce. CEO Søren Abildgaard said the company has implemented a five-year plan which will be reviewed every quarter and assured…
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