Carlsberg profits down by DKK300m
Profits fell in the first quarter, after beer giant Carlsberg suffered a weak performance from its Russian business. Carlsberg, the world’s fourth biggest brewer, reported a pre-tax profit of DKK59m ($10m; £6m) in…
MoreSocial-benefits reform will create thousands of jobs
The upcoming reforms of the social-assistance system should help 23,000 people get off state-supported benefits and into the job market; in addition, 10,000 immigrants and their descendants would have more opportunities to find…
MorePolitical reactions to the 2020 plan
Former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Liberals) praised the government’s new 2020 plan, saying it’s similar to the plan he proposed last year: “It’s very, very positive that the government has now settled…
MoreDPP suggests more ambitious equalisation reform
The Danish People’s Party (DPP) wants the government to terminate the agreement on equalisation reform and create a new, ambitious plan. Specifically, DPP is calling for an increase to the so-called ‘equalisation per…
MoreSocial Democrats set new leadership in place
Henrik Sass Larsen is making a comeback within the leadership of the Social Democrats (SD), and he will likely be elected as group chairman during today’s meeting of the executive committee. Ahead of…
MoreJeppe Kofod chosen for European Parliament
The Social Democrats’ foreign affairs spokesperson Jeppe Kofod has been chosen as the leading candidate for election to the European Parliament in June 2014. At their meeting today, the party’s executive committee will discuss…
MoreSocial Affairs report locates extremists in Aarhus
A new report pinpoints Aarhus as a stronghold for right-wing extremist groups. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration, which published the report, said two extreme-right groups, called Vederfølner and White Pride, are…
MoreLarge companies show positive Q1 results
The top 10 of the 20 leading companies on the Copenhagen stock exchange’s C20 index all performed well in the first quarter of 2012, according to a new accounting report by Spar Nord….
MoreNew fund supports interdisciplinary transmedia projects
The Aarhus-based company Shareplay has launched a fund to support interdisciplinary projects in new media over the next eighteen months. With a goal of creating innovative products, growth and jobs – and with…
More2020 challenges: competitiveness, labour and economy
In today’s presentation of the government’s reform plan, titled ‘Denmark at work – challenges for the Danish economy towards 2020’, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt outlined three major challenges that must be addressed within…
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