Low-cost airlines launch attack on SAS
Nine low-cost airlines have submitted a formal complaint against SAS with the EU Commission claiming that the state’s loan guarantee that saved the struggling Scandinavian airline from bankruptcy shortly before Christmas is illegal…
MoreHolland backs Denmark’s rebate demand
Denmark will have at least one backer when Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt lays out her demand for a billion-kroner rebate in Brussels today. After a meeting with Minister for Europe Nikolaj Wammen in…
MoreRebate? Or ‘alternative financing’?
Before leaving for the EU summit in Brussels that gets underway today, Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt’s said the government’s demand for a DKK1bn rebate on its annual EU payments doesn’t have to come…
MoreDenmark has already rejected offer of ’significant’ EU rebate
As Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt travels to Brussels today armed with her ‘no rebate, no budget’ demand, Berlingske News Bureau (BNB) has revealed that the Dansk government has already dismissed a ‘multi-million’ offer…
MoreDon’t just focus on rebate says opposition
The opposition Liberal Party has urged the government not to allow its demand for a DKK1bn rebate to overshadow other important issues at the budget summit that gets underway in Brussels today. Amidst…
MoreAssassination attempt: Why did PET fail to act?
Lars Hedegaard, who narrowly dodged an assassin’s bullet, Tuesday, is one of the top-5 terrorist targets in Denmark according to international terror expert Magnus Ranstorp who has questioned why Danish Intelligence (PET) never…
MoreAmnesty plea to Søvndal
Amnesty International has urged Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal to increase the diplomatic pressure on Bahrain. Amnesty, alongside the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), will meet with Mr Søvndal today to discuss the…
MoreHigh-risk investments could lead to new stock-market bubble
Leading stock market analysts have warned Danish investors that their insatiable appetite for high-risk, high-yield bonds could cost them dear. Leif Hasager, investment director at Formuepleje, warned that if current developments continue it could…
MoreCar sales up
Car sales reached record heights in January after dipping in December. 14,746 new cars were driven off dealer forecourts in the year’s first month, a 14.5% increase on the same period last year….
MoreVestas boss optimistic despite massive loss
Although Danish wind energy giant Vestas emerged from 2012 with a DKK5bn loss, CEO Ditlev Engel remains optimistic about 2013, based on Q4 figures showing a 23 percent rise in revenue. He said…
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