Bad news for Denmark in OECD report?
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) latest assessment of the European economy signals potential bad news for Denmark. According to the OECD, Europe’s debt crisis is pushing the eurozone toward recession…
MoreRed/Greens demand unemployment answers
The Red/Green Alliance utilised the parliamentary debate on the 2013 budget to force both the Social Democrats and Liberals to come up with answers as to what will happen to all the unemployed…
MoreLøkke backs Obama
Former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said American voters should re-elect President Obama for the ‘sake of the world’. The Liberal leader, speaking from the Democrats’ convention in North Carolina, said its up…
MoreDenmark drops out of Top-10 in competitiveness
Denmark has plunged four places in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest Global Competitiveness Report, from number 8 to no. 12, overtaken by the UK, Hong Kong, Japan, and Qatar. Switzerland maintains its…
MoreReport should be taken seriously says Business Minister
The World Economic Forum’s new report showing a drastic fall in Denmark’s ability to compete, from number 3 two years ago to number 12 today, should be taken very seriously Minister for Business…
MoreBudget speculation splits government voters
The government’s own voters are divided about who’s needed to put together a majority for next year’s budget. Social Democrat (S) and Socialist People’s Party (SPP) voters want to see a pure left-wing…
MoreCopenhagen is a cash cow
Copenhagen Town Hall is swimming in money. While local authorities throughout the country are being forced to implement cuts to balance their budgets, Copenhagen has more money than it’s allowed to spend next…
MoreOver-qualified immigrants forced to seek menial work
63 per cent of all immigrants with jobs in the Copenhagen region are over-qualified, a new survey shows, but according to experts it’s a trend that’s mirrored throughout the country. Senior Researcher Chantal…
MoreUnion demands money for underpaid Pole
Denmark’s biggest union, 3F, has demanded DKK200,000 in compensation for a Polish engineer who was allegedly underpaid for 10 months. Sebastian Ulfik was employed by the Polish construction company Budomex, a subcontractor for…
MoreInternational tax probe brings home DKK735m
The search for wealthy Danes’ hidden assets abroad has proved to be a successful enterprise for the state. The Danish tax authority is in the process of investigating 11,000 businesses and individuals suspected…
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