Hillary Clinton praises Denmark
During a brief stopover in Copenhagen, Thursday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton showered lavish praise on Denmark and said she envied her husband, Bill, who spent a couple of days here last…
MoreSlight Q1 growth
New Statistics Denmark figures show slight economic growth of 0.3 per cent in Q1 – ‘rather unimpressive’ according to Professor Jørgen Whitta-Jacobsen, head of the Institute of Economics at Copenhagen University, but still…
MoreHousing prices down again but signs of improvement
Housing prices continue to plummet. Just one day after the EU Commission urged Denmark to consider preventive measures that will enhance stability in the housing market, new Statistics Denmark figures show that prices…
MoreCopenhagen University professor guilty of espionage
Timo Kiwimäki, a long-term Professor at the University of Copenhagen, has been convicted of espionage. Glostrup District Court found the 49-year old Finnish national guilty of spying for Russia and handed down a…
MoreDenmark instigates UN special session
The U.N.’s Human Rights Committee will hold a special session in Geneva tomorrow (Friday), based on a request officially submitted by Denmark, Qatar, Turkey, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,and the European Union,…
MoreTax, tax, tax….
Tax reform continues to dominate the concluding debate in parliament. The government can only put together a majority for its proposals with the help of one or more parties, but Liberal leader Lars…
MoreDenmark eyes EU research billions
Denmark could receive billions in funding, creating the possibility of thousands of new jobs, if the EU, as expected, agrees to the world’s biggest, publicly financed, research programme in Brussels today. Horizon 2020,…
MoreDenmark could end up like Spain
Denmark should take the EU’s recommendations for the economy, published Wednesday, very seriously. That’s the warning from Hans Martens, head of the European Policy Centre think tank in Brussels, in response to yesterday’s…
MoreHigh taxes and duties have made consumers ‘morally corrupt’
Danish goods have become so expensive that consumers see nothing wrong in buying illegal contraband. A new survey by Rambøll for Jyllands-Posten shows that one out of three people is willing to buy…
MoreLocal government tackles unhealthy lifestyle
Poor lifestyle habits will top the agenda at Local Government Denmark’s (LGDK) social summit in Aalborg, today. Unhealthy living, including excessive drinking, smoking, and poor eating habits, have led to a shortened life…
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