LO isn’t required to pay million-kroner pension
The HK trade union has ended its legal fight on behalf of Tine Aurvig-Huggenberger, former vice president of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO). The case centred around whether Ms. Aurvig-Huggenberger was…
MoreDanish troops kill baby in tragic accident
Danish forces in Afghanistan accidentally killed a baby and injured its parents whilst detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the war-torn province of Helmand in Afghanistan, Tuesday. The Danish troops had been…
MoreThorning-Schmidt chides left-wing partners
The Red/Green Alliance, guarantor of the government’s parliamentary majority, has a tendency to act ‘quirky’ and ‘odd’ according to Prime Minister Helle Thorning. During a debate about the EU fiscal pact, which the…
MoreNovo Nordisk tops global list of 100 most sustainable companies
From www.4-traders.com Today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Novo Nordisk was ranked number one in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World index. The index is published annually…
MoreAid workers freed in Somalia
Two DanChurchAid workers held hostage in Somalia for the past three months have been freed in a dramatic rescue operation by the elite US Navy Seals corps. 60-year-old Dane Poul Hagen Thisted and…
MoreGet out of debt – move to a depressed area
Graduates willing to move to depressed, fringe regions of Denmark could have their student-loan debt slashed by 40% if a Danish People’s Party (DPP) proposal becomes reality. The Norwegian authorities have been successful…
MoreSøvndal confirms Tehran meeting – backs EU
Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal confirmed last night that Denmark’s ambassador in Tehran, Anders Christian Hougård, had been summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry to explain why the EU has imposed an…
MoreSocial Democrats, Social Liberals divided on Tobin Tax
Danish Social Democrat MEP’s defied the party line when they voted for a pro-Tobin Tax resolution at the European Parliament yesterday, even though Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt had said at her weekly press conference…
MoreFurther ministry downsizing
In the latest series of layoffs hitting state agencies, officials at the Ministry of Environment yesterday announced plans to fire 115 employees in the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nature Agency, and the National…
MoreToll ring plans should be sped up
The Red-Green Alliance is growing increasingly frustrated that Minister for Transport Henrik Dam Kristensen (Social Democrats, SD) has not yet presented the government’s support for its proposal on how Copenhagen’s toll ring should look….
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