New book: Female ministers under-qualified
Denmark is well-known for having a high proportion of women in top political jobs, but according to a new book it isn’t because of their qualifications or political experience – they were ‘fast…
MoreLefties on hacking charge
Seven people linked to a left-wing research group have been charged with hacking and assembling a database of around 6,000 people from the political right in this country. According to the list of…
MoreGreen cars still struggling
Electric car manufacturer ’A Better Place’ continues to suffer financial difficulties. The company, which proudly announced last December that it had completed Europe’s first nationwide electric car network in Denmark, has been forced…
MoreDenmark aims for close encounters with solar system
Denmark is investing millions in the world’s biggest and most advanced telescope, which will provide astronomers and scientists with the ability to study planets in other solar systems in previously unseen detail. The…
MoreSlow growth in China is good news for Danish motorists
The price of a litre of petrol or diesel fuel is expected to fall to its lowest level yet in 2013, Thursday – DKK11.83 and 10.35 respectively. Since April 1st fuel prices have…
MoreDANIDA Development Days
The Foreign Ministry is hosting a two-day conference – RIGHTS, EMPOWERMENT & GREEN PATHWAYS TO DEVELOPMENT – on May 28-29, 2013 in Eigtveds Pakhus, Asiatisk Plads, Copenhagen. From Foreign Ministry website: The world…
MoreLow growth could lead to new EU demands
The government’s low expectations for growth could trigger off new, strict economic demands from the EU. If growth projections for 2013 are downwardly adjusted by half a percentage point, to 0.75 per cent,…
MoreNo intervention in teacher lockout says PM
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt continues to dismiss calls for government intervention in the teacher lockout conflict. At her weekly press-conference, Tuesday, she urged both sides to work hard to come up with a…
MoreMay 1st holds no fears for Prime Minister
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has no fear of being bombarded with eggs on the 1st of May. After it was revealed that she wouldn’t be speaking at the traditional International Workers’ Day festival…
MoreDKK1,000 bn in home equity lost since 2006
The depressed housing market is having a debilitating effect on the Danish economy as homeowners’ equity continues to fall. Combined home equity at the end of 2012 was DKK916bn, according to new figures…
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