Innovative Danes
Danes are amongst the most innovative in the EU, according to the EU Commission’s latest Innovation Union Scoreboard 2013. Only Sweden and Germany perform better in the bi-annual survey of member nations’ performance…
MoreEaster break
Please note that our early-morning newsletter won’t be transmitted over the Easter period (28/3 – 1/4 inclusive) but we’ll be back on Tuesday the 2nd of April with a comprehensive round-up of all the…
MoreDanish tourists cause outrage in China
A photo of six Danish men urinating in public in Shanghai has caused an outrage in China. The image of the men caught on camera ‘peeing’ by the side of their tourist bus…
MoreMuslims threaten meat supplier
The Anadolu Meat company has been inundated with hate mails and threats from the Muslim community since it was revealed that its shawarma beef products contain traces of pork. Co-owner and Managing Director…
MoreSocial Democrats in deep trouble
The Social Democrats have sunk even lower in a new YouGov poll for free daily metroXpress that gives the ruling party no more than 15.7 per cent of the vote, an all-time low…
MoreRed/Greens will attack EU from the inside
For the first time ever, the anti-EU Red/Green Alliance will have candidates on the ballot in next year’s EU parliamentary election. Party whip Per Clausen said a ‘fifth column’ is the only way…
MoreIncrease in asylum seekers
The number of refuges applying for asylum in Denmark rose by 61 per cent last year, new Statistics Denmark figures show. Although the number of Somali and Syrians applicants rose dramatically, immigration expert…
MoreDenmark eyes African growth
Many African counties are enjoying impressive economic growth but Denmark is unable to take advantage of the increased purchasing power because, according to Trade Minister and Investment Minister Pia Olsen Dyhr, Danish companies…
MoreDenmark leads the way in wind energy
Denmark leads the way in the global wind energy race, mainly due to the presence of the German Siemens Wind Energy which continues to increase its market share. Two independent reports from international…
MoreLundbeck in multi-billion Japan deal
Danish pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck has signed a multi-billion kroner deal that will give Japanese drug maker Otsuka the rights to joint development and commercialization of an Alzheimer’s drug. News of the deal boosted…
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