Congestion charge already tied up by tradesmen issue
A Social Liberal proposal that certain drivers, such as tradesmen, who could be negatively affected by the controversial Copenhagen toll ring, should be give a discount has been dismissed by Copenhagen Town Hall. Engineering…
MoreCycle race prompts legislative change
Minister for Business and Growth Ole Sohn (SPP) has announced that the Shops Trading Act – amended recently to allow retailers to trade on Sundays – would be further relaxed. The new legislation was…
MoreVestas sheds 10% of workforce
Wind-energy giant Vestas has announced plans to lay off 2,335 employees, including 1,300 in this country, part of a strategy to reduce fixed costs by DKK1bn by the end of the year. In…
MorePrime Minister commits to green growth, despite Vestas redundancies
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said she was ‘saddened’ to hear of the major job losses at Vestas but reiterated her belief that green growth is the way out of the crisis. She stressed…
MoreDenmark to lead push for more development aid
41 years after the United Nations (UN) passed a resolution recommending that wealthy countries annually donate 0.7% of their Gross National Income (GNI) to help developing countries fight poverty, the number of donors…
MoreROJ TV ruling prompts call for change in legislation
The growing diplomatic crisis between Denmark and Turkey in the wake of the controversial terror ruling against Kurdish TV network ROJ TV has prompted Minister for Justice Morten Bødskov and Minister for Culture…
MoreEU president promises support for Danish priorities
José Manuel Barroso, EU Commission president, is confident that Denmark will deliver results during its six-month EU presidency. At yesterday’s opening ceremony at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Mr. Barroso declared, “We fully…
MoreBillion-kroner EU discount for Denmark?
Denmark annual EU payments could be slashed by a billion kroner after Cyprus assumes the EU Presidency on July 1st. One of the main tasks facing the Cypriot government will be to settle…
MoreDenmark could get its ‘fingers burnt’ in mediation role
When Cyprus assumes the EU Presidency after Denmark it will be forced to address the thorny problem of Turkey’s application to join the union. Ankara refuses to recognise Cyprus as an independent nation…
MoreUN topics on Copenhagen seminar agenda
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt will meet with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and 24 other former foreign ministers at the Aspen Ministers Forum, being held in Copenhagen, Thursday. Various government officials,…
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