Inner turmoil within Red/Green Alliance ahead of annual meeting
The government-support party Red/Green Alliance is experiencing dissatisfaction and rare criticism from within their own ranks. The day before their annual meeting, many from Red/Green’s powerful executive committee (HB) are criticising the party’s…
MoreDanish companies failing in attractive Chinese market
Quintessential Danish brands like Bang & Olufsen, Georg Jensen, Pandora, Jysk and Pilgrim have no one but themselves to blame for their dismal market performance in China – despite investing millions of kroner…
MoreNo extra protection against expulsion for criminals
During a heated debate in parliament, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Social Democrats) said it will not get easier for criminal aliens to avoid deportation. “The information is very clear there will be no…
MoreDanish bankruptcies down
A new report by credit agency Experian shows that the number of bankruptcies continues to decline, down to 357 in April, which is the lowest level since 2008. “We are convinced this is…
MoreSaudi university buys Danish education
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) is exporting its three-year Bachelor’s degree in public-health science to a university in Saudi Arabia. “We sell the entire system to them. Initially, we manage the course…
MoreSøvndal wants more countries to take pirates
Denmark is currently negotiating with Mauritius and Tanzania to help in the fight against piracy. Minister for Foreign Affairs Villy Søvndal (Socialist People’s Party) has asked the two countries to take some of…
MoreVestas shares sink after disappointing results
Shares in the world’s largest windmill manufacturer fell hard yesterday after the company released a set of disappointing first-quarter results, which it attributed to delayed orders and high costs of new turbine models….
MoreProposed sugar tax could ignore the real villains
Critics of the new sugar tax suggest there could be an unfair advantage to the worst sugary foods because the tax focuses on weight rather than sugar content. It could mean a jar…
MoreTerrorism charge upheld in Mohammed-illustrator case
The Supreme Court has ruled that it was an act of terrorism when Somali-citizen Muhudiin Mohammed Geele entered the home of Jyllands-Posten cartoonist Kurt Westergaard with an axe on New Year’s Day 2010….
MoreGovernment emphasises focus on youth unemployment
The government is preparing a series of concrete initiatives to help young people enter the workforce, confirmed labour spokesman Leif Lahn Jensen (Social Democrats). Exactly what those initiatives are has not yet been…
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