Bomb scare at Central Station
The train network in the Copenhagen region was paralysed for three hours, Wednesday afternoon, after a mysterious, bomb-like package was discovered on a train bound for Sweden at Copenhagen’s Central Station. A concerned…
MoreMore EU consensus, but no vote on euro says PM
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has declared herself ready to discuss Liberal aspirations for a fresh approach to the EU. In response to the main opposition party’s call for a new parliamentary agreement on…
MoreState pension fund gave secret loan to Danske Bank
ATP (The Labour Market Supplementary Pension Fund), the state-run, mandatory national pension scheme which provides a small supplement to old-age pensions, gave a secret DKK40bn loan to the Danske Bank in 2008 to…
MoreChristmas sales suggest consumer optimism
Dankort terminals are glowing red-hot just now as consumers loosen the purse strings up to Christmas. Turnover on the national cash card was DKK5.9bn during the first two weekends of December, a rise…
MoreSøvndal condemns North Korea missile launch
Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal has joined the international criticism of North Korea after Pyongyang launched a long-range rocket test that it claimed is part of a scientific mission aimed at putting a satellite…
MoreJews warned to hide religious symbols
Israel’s Ambassador to Denmark has warned Jews in Copenhagen to hide visible symbols of their religion when walking the streets. HE Arthur Avnon said the embassy advises Israelis who come to Copenhagen and…
MoreImmigrants hard-hit by new unemployment legislation
20 per cent of the thousands of unemployed who are in danger of dropping out of the unemployment insurance scheme in the New Year belong to an ethnic minority, even though this group…
MoreUS nationals top Q3 immigration figures
New Statistics Denmark figures show that more and more US citizens are coming to Denmark to work or get an education. 2,422 American nationals were granted residency in the year’s third quarter, or…
MoreNo money for new roads
Major road projects totalling DKK27m have been shelved because the state doesn’t have enough money to build them. Although infrastructure regeneration is a major part of the government’s kick-start programme, Transport Minister Henrik…
MoreSAS hit by high level of sick leave
Troubled airline SAS has been hit by record levels of sick-leave since employees were forced to accept the company’s ‘take it or leave it’ rescue plan last month. Figures for cabin crew are…
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