The government is preparing to drop the contentious ‘sugar duty’ scheduled to come into effect on January 1st next year. After massive criticism from the business sector, the Social Liberals, who supported the…

The Social Democrats and Socialist People’s Party want to see ‘whistleblowers’ offered more protection, after the name of a laboratory technician who reported irregularities concerning oil discharges to the EPA (Environment Protection Agency)…

Oil theft is becoming increasingly popular. Thieves have made off with around 60,000 litres of heating oil from a storage depot in Central Jutland, just days after criminals caused serious environmental damage when…

The head of Siemens Wind Power expects to extend the company’s workforce in this country after state-run energy company DONG placed an order for 300 giant ocean based wind turbines. Jan Kjærsgaard declined…

7.59 Danish News Today reported a story in the Indian newspaper, The Telegraph, Thursday, claiming that citizens of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden would no longer be allowed to travel to India in retaliation…

The Maersk Line has agreed to charter seven major ships for a price of around $100m annually according to British shipping newspaper, Lloyds List. Maersk will pay between $30 – 35,000 per day…

From Reuters.UK Danish luxury electronics maker Bang & Olufsen aims to boost growth in China through a strategic partnership, to help offset weak western markets, and will raise 177 million crowns ($29.2 million) in…

India has heightened its stand-off with Denmark by refusing to issue visas to Scandinavians. The Danish authorities’ refusal to extradite convicted arms dealer Niels Holck continues to anger Delhi, although according to the…

A leading foreign policy expert has urged Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt to offer a personal apology to India for the Danish authorities’ poor handling of the ‘Niels Holck’ extradition affair. After Delhi increased…

Diplomats and staff have left the Danish Embassy in Damascus. The Danish Foreign Ministry stressed in a press release that it has no plans to close the embassy down but has sent personnel…