Abortion rights raise ethical problems
Exactly forty years after Denmark became one of the first western counties to grant women the right to abortion on demand a new survey shows that eight out of ten voters believe there…
MoreHedegaard welcomes China’s climate move
Denmark’s EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard has welcomed new Chinese initiatives to limit carbon emissions. Beijing has ordered seven provinces and cities to set caps on greenhouse gas emissions by 2016, a ‘positive…
MoreDanish hotel industry suffering
Although the number of overnight stays has increased and 153 new hotels have surfaced over the past three years the industry is plagued by years of losses. A review of 390 hotels’ most…
MoreInauguration of the new UN City in Copenhagen
Her Majesty the Queen will inaugurate the new UN City in Copenhagen 5 July 2013. The inauguration will also be attended by high-level representatives from the United Nations. From the Ministry of Foreign…
MoreGovernment turnaround: Afghan interpreters could be offered asylum
Afghan interpreters are to be given the possibility of applying for asylum in Denmark. Defence Minister Nick Hækkerup announced yesterday that all the interpreters who’ve worked for Danish forces would be offered a…
MoreEconomy won’t fully recover for at least six years warns minister
Danes are going to have to adjust to the fact that the Danish economy won’t be normalised before 2019 at the earliest, more than ten years after the crisis started. That was the…
MoreLow inflation could boost spending
Inflation in Denmark is less than the EU average, providing consumers with slightly more spending power than their European neighbours. The latest Statistics Denmark figures show inflation was 0.4 per cent in April,…
MoreConsumer pessimism
Despite tax relief, record-low interest rates, and very low inflation, Danish consumers remain very pessimistic. The consumer confidence index, an indicator of the population’s view of their immediate economic prospects, was minus 2.6…
MoreNew evidence of aid fraud in Afghanistan
At least ten Danish aid projects in Afghanistan have since 2005 suffered from corruption, fraud, and theft. Based on Danish Foreign Ministry documents obtained under the right of public access act, left-wing daily…
MoreSupreme Court to rule in torture trial
The Danish Board of Appeal Permission (Procesbevillingsnævnet) has granted 23 Iraqis the right to challenge a High Court ruling in the Supreme Court. The Iraqis have sued the Ministry of Defence, claiming that…
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