DONG boss handed out gilded contracts
The DONG Energy affair could develop into a major political, and financial, headache for the government. After CEO Anders Esltrup was fired earlier in the week, Chairman of the Board Fritz Schur revealed…
MorePolice: We would never use torture
Danish police say they would never use torture to gain information from a suspect, even if it was against a terrorist who had the code to a bomb that was about to explode…
MoreIndustrial production outstrips EU average
Industrial production in the EU has dropped by 1.4 per cent over the past three months but remained stable in this country, according to new figures from the EU’s statistics agency, Eurostat, which…
MoreRejected asylum seekers choose to stay
The government is considering stronger measures to force rejected asylum seekers to return home. 980 asylum seekers, whose application for residency had been rejected but who refused to leave, were still here at…
MoreOne in three priests say no to gay weddings
A third of all priests will refuse to perform wedding ceremonies for gay couples when new legislation allowing homosexuals to marry in church is introduced later this year, a new Berlingske Research poll…
MoreA cell with a view at the grey bar hotel
Inmates of Vestre Prison in Copenhagen will soon be enjoying an unrestricted view of the surrounding area after the prison authorities decided to remove all bars and replace them with windows. Prison inspector…
More13 Copenhagen restaurants in latest Michelin Guide
Copenhagen restaurant Noma, voted the world’s best, has again failed to win a much coveted third Michelin star. In the latest Michelin Guide to Europe’s top restaurants, published Wednesday, four new Copenhagen eateries…
MoreFired energy boss could be hit with compensation demand
Former head of state-owned energy company DONG, Anders Elstrup, who was expecting to receive DKK17m ($3m) in severance pay over the next 17 months after being fired, Monday, could walk away with nothing…
MoreEuropean social democrats at odds with Helle
The EU fiscal compact, warmly embraced by Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, has been given the thumbs down by her fellow European social democrats. Bulgaria’s Sergej Stanisjev, who succeeded former Danish prime minister Poul…
MoreLeft wingers left out of reform talks
The Red/Green Alliance, the government’s guarantor of a parliamentary majority, has expressed concern about its exclusion from cross-party negotiations on benefits reform. The coalition’s far-left ally sent a letter to Labour Minister Mette…
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